moreish means causing one to want to have more; addictive. It carries an Arena rating of 1500, earned across 2 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, moreish ranks #1,078 of 17,113 for Most Elegant Words, #2,077 of 17,122 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #3,095 of 17,150 for Funniest Words, #3,993 of 17,120 for Most Beautiful Words.
moreish is pronounced /ˈmɔːɹɪʃ/.
Why “moreish” is a great word
A pleasantly addictive quality in food or drink that compels one to want just a little bit more. From the word 'more' and the adjectival suffix '-ish', meaning 'having the quality of', it was first attested in 1691 in a dictionary by Willem Sewel. Unlike 'addictive', which suggests a chemical or harmful dependency, or 'tasty', which merely describes agreeable flavor, 'moreish' is the informal confession of a mild, pleasurable compulsion. It is the crisp, salted crunch of a roasted peanut that demands another, the thin, oily residue at the bottom of a bag of cashews that makes you reach for the next handful, or the cold fizz of a lemonade on a hot day that makes the glass perpetually half-empty—a small, secular tribute to the body’s quiet tyranny over the will.
adj
- Causing one to want to have more; addictive.e.g.“More-ish. This wine has but one fault, and that is, it is more-ish: i.e. more of it is wanted, or there is too little of it.”
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