luskish

English

Etymology

From lusk +‎ -ish.

Adjective

luskish (comparative more luskish, superlative most luskish)

(obsolete) lazy
- 1599, W. Kinsayder or Theriomastix [pseudonyms; John Marston], The Scourge of Villanie. […], London: […] I[ames] R[oberts], →OCLC; republished as G[eorge] B[agshawe] Harrison, editor, The Scourge of Villanie (The Bodley Head Quartos; 13), London: John Lane, The Bodley Head […]; New York, N.Y.: E[dward] P[ayson] Dutton & Company, 1925, →OCLC:
  that lousie came / To luskish Athens

Related terms

luskishly
luskishness

References

“luskish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.