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adjective am·a·to·ry \ ˈa-mə-ˌtȯr-ē \

Definition of amatory

:of, relating to, or expressing sexual love

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Examples of amatory in a Sentence

amatory letters that kept their love alive during the years they were separated by war

First Known Use of amatory

1599

amatory Synonyms

Synonyms

erotic, amorous, aphrodisiac (also aphrodisiacal), erogenous, erotogenic, sexy, steamy

Antonyms

nonerotic, unerotic, unsexy

Related Words

autoerotic; carnal, fleshly, sensual, sensuous; bawdy, lascivious, lewd, lustful, obscene, prurient, racy, spicy, suggestive, titillating; dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, nasty, pornographic, ribald, smutty, unprintable, vulgar; fetishistic, perversive

Near Antonyms

clean, decent, decorous, polite, proper, seemly; innocuous, inoffensive

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