Definitions

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  • adjective Able to be licked.

Etymologies

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lick +‎ -able

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Examples

  • Computers that are "moist and chewy like cakes so we could just eat them while we were working" now replaces the "lickable" Aqua interface as the most unfortunate food-related computing metaphor ever.

    Top Stories - Google News 2008

  • : 18 p.m. at a meeting just now. someone was reviewing a product design. they called it 'lickable'. and for the rest of the meeting, i kept hearing it in my head. i had entire imaginary conversations going on revolving around it.

    bebelua Diary Entry bebelua 2002

  • now when they say the phone looks so good it's "lickable," it won't sound so gross.

    Much love, Sugarcat Cakes 2007

  • While that is some comfort, I don't want Madame Delhome to feel bad about how her flan-lickable floors make me feel (messy), so I won't share any nuggets of wisdom with her this early on in our friendship.

    Recette / Recipe 2010

  • While that is some comfort, I don't want Madame Delhome to feel bad about how her flan-lickable floors make me feel (messy), so I won't share any nuggets of wisdom with her this early on in our friendship.

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • While that is some comfort, I don't want Madame Delhome to feel bad about how her flan-lickable floors make me feel (messy), so I won't share any nuggets of wisdom with her this early on in our friendship.

    franc - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • "It's a combination of this lickable vanilla heart married to this fresh green top note it creates tension," she says.

    Big Cats Obsess Over Calvin Klein's 'Obsession for Men' 2010

  • While that is some comfort, I don't want Madame Delhome to feel bad about how her flan-lickable floors make me feel messy, so I won't share any nuggets of wisdom with her this early on in our friendship.

    Recette / Recipe 2010

  • Please, can you adjust your reciipe in order to make it edible, lickable.

    Massage Candles - Pouring and Wick Setting Anne-Marie 2008

  • He had the Scrumdidlyumptious bar, lickable wallpaper and that river that ran through his factory.

    New Sweet Treat: Breath By Chocolate 2010

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