lip-smackingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

See smack one's lips.

形容詞

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

1. (informal) Tasty; appetizing.

副詞

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.

使用する際の注意点

• Only used for positive adjectives relating to taste, smell, and the mouth, or suggesting deliciousness.

同意語

• lip-smackingly

名詞

lip-smacking (複数形 lip-smackings)

1. The act of smacking one's lips

参考

• poppism