Unlicked

[,ʌn'likt]

(a.) Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. To lick into shape, under Lick, v.

Checker: Tom

a. Shapeless, unformed.

Typed by Essie

adj. not licked into shape shapeless not smooth—from the old notion that the she-bear licks her cubs into shape hence ungainly awkward.

Editor: Ozzie