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Definition of Moreish
1. such that one wants more [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moreish
Literary usage of Moreish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1893)
"N. & SW moreish. Appetizing, so good that you want more of it. ' Viggy pudden be
oncommon moreish.'—N. & SW Mort. n. A quantity. ..."
2. A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Wiltshire by George Edward Dartnell, Edward Hungerford Goddard (1893)
"N. & SW moreish. Appetizing, so good that you want more of it. ' Viggy pudden bo
oncommon moreish.'—N. & SW Mort. n. A quantity. ..."
3. A Warwickshire Word-book: Comprising Obsolescent and Dialect Words by G. F. Northall (1896)
"moreish, adj. 'There's a moreish smack about this,' ie it tastes so well that
one would like more of it. Hal. Diet, spells it moorish, and so do some ..."
4. Glossary of Northamptonshire Words and Phrases by Anne Elizabeth Baker (1854)
"Relishing ; anything particularly grateful to the palate is said to be moreish:
so good that you would like more of it. CC"Morish." HAD"Moorish. ..."
5. The American Historical Review by American historical association (1898)
"Yr last letter tastes moreish—we long for another express. Nothing here worth
notice only that we had almost a hurricane last Monday. ..."
6. Transactions and Collections by American Antiquarian Society (1860)
"... much like to young heath, or ling, wch growes upon moreish grounds in the
north parts of England. ..."
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