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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
  • Going through the photos, folks will notice the colorful rooms, ample-sized bathrooms (with small showers) and an erotic maze.
    TJ Macias September 4, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The evening included readings of erotic poetry by James Massiah and Adult Entertainment, sensual cocktails canapés by Heal Goblin, as well as beers and cans of water for those who couldn’t get into the crowded venue that poured out onto the street.
    Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Known for its sexy, subversive storylines and dialogue, the movie was a standout among the teen comedies and dramas of the '90s, many of which were based on literary works.
    Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Under Zlotowski’s guidance, A Private Life caroms from sexy romantic comedy to Hitchcockian mystery to zany amateur-sleuth caper, with Freudian psychology always lurking beneath.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Maybe that’s not quite right, but this powerful 1970s duet featuring the big man and Ellen Foley on vocals and some play-by-play announcing is a testament to the more amorous and ultimately regrettable uses some folks have put their automobiles through.
    Eric D. Lawrence, USA Today, 30 Aug. 2025
  • If the male tarantula is successful in his amorous pursuits, he may be attacked, killed and eaten by the female, although current research suggests that is not as common as once thought.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2025

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“Amatory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amatory. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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