lip-smacking

English

Etymology

See smack one's lips

Adjective

lip-smacking (comparative more lip-smacking, superlative most lip-smacking)

  1. (informal) Tasty; appetizing.

Adverb

lip-smacking (comparative more lip-smacking, superlative most lip-smacking)

  1. (degree, informal) very.
    Aunt Bessy's Easter ham is always lip-smacking good.
    • 2003. Susan Donovan. Take a Chance on Me. St. Martin's Press. page 313.
      She looked so lip-smacking good that he knew even a brief conversation would be a challenge.

Usage notes

  • Only used for positive adjectives relating to taste, smell, and the mouth and, by extension analogous things.

Synonyms

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