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English word moreish comes from English more, English -ish

more (English)

(dialectal) a root; stock.. (obsolete) a carrot; a parsnip.. A plant. (now, dialectal, or, humorous) Used in addition to an inflected comparative form. (Standard until the 18thc.) [from 13thc.]. (now, poetic) In negative constructions: any further, any longer; any more. [from 10thc.]. Used alone to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. [from 13thc.]. To a greater degree or [...]

-ish (English)

(appended to adjectives) Somewhat.. (appended to many kinds of words) Typical or similar to.. (appended to numbers, especially times and ages) About, approximately.. (appended to roots denoting names of nations or regions) Of a nationality, place, language or similar association with something.

moreish (English)

(UK, informal, of food or drink) Causing one to want to have more.

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