erotic
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amatory, amorous, aphrodisiac (also aphrodisiacal), erogenous, erotogenic, sexy, steamy
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Watch an erotic video Contrary to stereotype, research shows that women get very visually aroused, says Mintz. — Suzannah Weiss, Glamour, "The Best 7 Masturbation Tips to Get You Super Turned On When You're Solo," 23 Mar. 2019 By the present day, the pre-1967 erotic suggestiveness of movies has been replaced by the pornography of pain, bloodshed, torture and ever more messy deaths. — John Banville, WSJ, "‘Sleeping With Strangers’ Review: Flickers of Desire," 22 Feb. 2019 Some people are more aroused by the physical aspect of BDSM, like erotic spanking, while others are turned on by the mental component, such as a dominant partner dictating what her submissive partner should wear. — Rachel Kramer Bussel, SELF, "I Suddenly Stopped Being Kinky and I’m Not Sure Why," 1 Mar. 2019 The wind-up of the erotic romance trilogy, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, stands at $89.6 million total. — Kevin Crust, latimes.com, "Game over: ‘Black Panther’ annihilates the competition with a $108-million second weekend," 25 Feb. 2018 The line the Mulleavys continue to walk in all of their work—fashion, cinema, performance—between hard and soft, tacky and transcendent, erotic and innocent, horror films and heavenly visions, is compelling, challenging, and crazy fun to behold. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "The Top 10 Shows of New York Fashion Week Fall 2019," 14 Feb. 2019 Even so, Minkel doesn’t think everyone is going to hate the purge of erotic material. — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, "Tumblr’s porn ban could be its downfall — after all, it happened to LiveJournal," 6 Dec. 2018 LiveJournal users in the community would create fanworks — some erotic, some not — in writing and with images. — Bijan Stephen, The Verge, "Tumblr’s porn ban could be its downfall — after all, it happened to LiveJournal," 6 Dec. 2018 Romantic, erotic, philosophical and complex, the movie only illuminates the beauty of Kundera's brilliant prose through the equally brilliant acting of its talented cast. — Alexandra Gekas, Woman's Day, "12 Best Movies Based on Books," 2 Aug. 2010These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'erotic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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