lickedy en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈlɪkɪdi/
Etymology
From licked + -y.
Meanings
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Fast, nimble, spry.
But he forgot to stay to the outside and he'd mingle, sniffing and snuffling with the warm cows and the lickedy calves and he'd grow sleepy and slow in there with them and heady with the smell of milk and pink skin and he'd rock slowly on his feet drunk with remembering or he'd fold his limbs and let the grass make his belly damp and […]
1996, Meeka Walsh, The Garden of Earthly Intimacies, page 103:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more lickedy | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most lickedy | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |