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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. 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
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Chen moved onto other roles, including director Oliver Stone's 1993 film Heaven and Earth and Lee's 2007 erotic drama Lust, Caution.
    Lawrence Yee, People.com, 10 May 2025
  • The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic: Reconstruction, 1860–1920 by Manisha Sinha Andrew Delbanco The Connoisseur of Desire F. Scott Fitzgerald’s great theme of erotic anticipation is never more alive than in the longings of Jay Gatsby.
    Rachel Nolan, The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2025
Adjective
  • This suit manages to keep you covered from top to bottom to backside while still being on-trend with today’s sexier one-pieces.
    Kristin Corpuz, Glamour, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The inclusion of her father and a compelling love interest, though, add a new dimension to the woman who once arranged student files by sexiest dads.
    Devon Ivie, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Every spring, amorous male greater sage-grouse strut their stuff in western North America.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 May 2025
  • As Milo is accosted by an amorous fan at a restaurant, the pair look stunned.
    Lisa Kennedy, New York Times, 1 May 2025

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“Amatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amatory. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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