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amatory /ˈamət(ə)ri /adjectiveRelating to or induced by sexual love or desire: his amatory exploits...- In a number of places in his work, Andrews suggests that the erotic / amatory impulse has become overwhelmed by consumerist images and the desires they invoke and create.
- As a personal poet, he attacked enemies by name and described without inhibition his own amatory exploits.
- By the same token, Bo Diddley taught the incorrect but unforgettable version of the amatory question: ‘Who Do You Love?’
Synonyms sexual, erotic, amorous, romantic, sensual, libidinous, passionate, ardent, hot-blooded, sexy; torrid informal randy, steamy, naughty Origin Late 16th century: from Latin amatorius, from amator (see amateur). Rhymes declamatory, defamatory, exclamatory, inflammatory, proclamatory |