moreish

moreish
Causing one to want to have more

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  • moreish — ► ADJECTIVE Brit. informal ▪ so pleasant to eat that one wants more …   English terms dictionary

  • moreish — [[t]mɔ͟ːrɪʃ[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe food as moreish, you mean that it is so nice that you want to keep eating more of it once you have started. [INFORMAL] Thai food s very moreish, isn t it? …   English dictionary

  • moreish — more|ish [ˈmo:rıʃ] adj BrE spoken food or drink that is moreish tastes very good, and makes you want to have more of it …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • moreish — adjective BrE spoken food that is moreish tastes very good, and makes you want to eat more of it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • moreish — Adj. Appetizing and tasty when applied to foods, but generally inducing a desire for more. E.g. Hmmmm, this bakewell tart is very moreish …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • moreish — more|ish [ mɔrıʃ ] adjective BRITISH SPOKEN so pleasant that you want to have more …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • moreish — adj British appetizing, tempting. This predomi nantly middle class colloquialism, applied to anything edible, is a pun on moorish (as in architecture), dating surprisingly from the 18th century …   Contemporary slang

  • moreish — mɔːrɪʃ adj. (British slang) appetizing, arousing the appetite …   English contemporary dictionary

  • moreish — adjective Brit. informal so pleasant to eat that one wants more …   English new terms dictionary

  • moreish — more·ish …   English syllables

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