liquory en · ADJ
Etymology
From liquor + -y.
Meanings
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intoxicated by alcohol; drunk
Never, do I, at all get liquory / But sticks to cocoa nice and chicory — / Tetotal man!
1860, John Diprose, The red, white & blue monster song book:
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Resembling alcohol.
You have to intensify intellectually your experience of these wines along the lines I suggest to you: the tannin diminishing its direct impact, the fruit coming forward and its flavor maturing, growing a bit liquory […]
1985, Tom Maresca, Mastering wine, page 146:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most liquory | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more liquory | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Hyponyms
beery (resembling alcohol) · beerlike (resembling alcohol) · vodkalike (resembling alcohol) · beerish (resembling alcohol)
Synonyms
drunk (intoxicated by alcohol) · liquorlike (resembling alcohol)