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moreish

/ ˈmɔːrɪʃ /

adjective

  1. informal.
    (of food) causing a desire for more

    these cakes are very moreish

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Example Sentences

They are the bête noire of many nutritionists - mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken nuggets, packaged snacks, fizzy drinks, ice cream or even sliced brown bread.

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Some recipe results were rather less than moreish.

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This moreish beef dish uses a ready-made sauce and takes it up a notch with extra garlic and soy sauce.

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No child was ever sad to see a box of moreish chocolate cornflake cakes.

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And, such is its versatility, it can easily be dressed up into a fancy side dish, like hasselback potatoes, which only need some slicing, a rub of oil and a sprinkle of salt for moreish, crispy results.

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What does moreish mean?

Moreish is an informal word used to describe a food or drink that makes you want to have more of it.

Moreish is primarily British, and it’s relatively uncommon.

Example: These biscuits are so moreish—I can’t help but eat the whole bag in one sitting.

Where does moreish come from?

Although moreish sounds very much like modern slang, it’s actually recorded as far back as the 1690s, in a dictionary of English and Dutch (referring to pancakes, if you’re wondering). Its derivation is simple: more + the suffix -ish, which, among other things, can mean “addicted to” or “inclined or tending to” (as in bookish and freakish).

Moreish was spelled morish in most uses until quite recently. The current spelling gained prominence around the 1980s, about the same time the word itself started becoming more popular. Still, it is an uncommon word, used primarily by people in the U.K.

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How is moreish used in real life?

Crisps, chips, biscuits, cakes—moreish is most often used with indulgent food that’s hard to stop eating.

 

 

Try using moreish!

Which of the following descriptions most closely describes a food that is moreish?

A. Tasty but very rich and filling
B. Delicious and hard to resist
C. A bit bland
D. Too spicy to eat

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