as in erotic
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
amatory letters that kept their love alive during the years they were separated by war
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Recent Examples of amatory
The brilliant young Mozart, only 34 at the time of the premiere, lifted this ludicrous amatory romp into sublime heights with his music.
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Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
Lapine, making his feature film debut, doesn’t have the technique to turn this amatory whirl into a lyrical roundelay.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
Peacock, talented, attractive, amatory, and a good friend to the bohemian Shelley circle, married, rather surprisingly, a Welsh parson’s daughter, Jane Gryffydh, who was ill at ease in London and developed life-long mental illness after the death of one of her children.
—Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
Jeremy Yudkin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 July 2023
Lapine, making his feature film debut, doesn’t have the technique to turn this amatory whirl into a lyrical roundelay.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2023
Peacock, talented, attractive, amatory, and a good friend to the bohemian Shelley circle, married, rather surprisingly, a Welsh parson’s daughter, Jane Gryffydh, who was ill at ease in London and developed life-long mental illness after the death of one of her children.
—Hermione Lee, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for amatory
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SpaceX reportedly settled a separate suit in 2018 that accused him of requesting an erotic massage from a flight attendant.Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
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However, some gay men’s defense of erotic comradeship did not constitute an acceptance of homosexuality in the ranks of the Nazi party.Christopher Ewing / Made by History, TIME, 20 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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Another year where society isn’t brave enough to make the correct choice — give Colbert the sexiest man award, dammit!Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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Only Joan knows for sure — and she’s come dressed as the world’s sexiest senior executioner.Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Oct. 2024
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That said, any amorous undertone in Skyward Sword is implied rather than stated.Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
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Even Hulu’s Rivals could frighten you with the depths of its amorous characters’ depravity.Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Amatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amatory. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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