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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

licksome

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lick-some
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat

British usage

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly from lick + -some, or perhaps a dialectal variant of likesome, or a merger of both.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more licksome (comparative) most licksome (superlative) licksom (alternative) lixom (alternative)

Questions

What does licksome mean?
Pleasant; agreeable; amiable; handsome; neat
Where does licksome come from?
Uncertain. Possibly from lick + -some, or perhaps a dialectal variant of likesome, or a merger of both.

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