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Meanings of amorous in English

Expressive of or exciting sexual love or romance.

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Usage of amorous in English
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Of course the internet has many, many opinions about this amorous interaction.
News.com.au
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Begone, and in the future take more precautions in your amorous adventures.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, 1725-1798. Volume 1...
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I couldn't help but feel amorous every time she over trumped me.
Rakes and radishes
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Yes; he likes no allusions to the amorous follies of his youth.
The Pilgrims of the Rhine
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Good on crackers but can function equally well as an amorous-skunk repellent.
First among sequels
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He was verging toward complete drunkenness, but in the meantime became amorous.
The Gray Dawn
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We may overtake the amorous couple if we ride all the way.
The Top of the World
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This phase of amorous hyperbole also was known to the ancient poets.
Primitive Love and Love-Stories
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Or they may have been simply the amorous shorthand of that day.
The Love Affairs of Great Musicians, Volume 1
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The amorous Plummer had been just a Voice to him till now.
A Damsel in Distress
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The amorous Phineas lurched over, and made shift to take her hand.
For the Term of His Natural Life
12
What with the music and the gin, he was feeling distinctly amorous.
Aimez-vous Brahms
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And wherever he looked, he seemed to see evidences of amorous traffic.
The Devil's Garden
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A few months after our amorous feelings had developed my friend died.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 2 / Sexual Inversion
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Me whose masses of curls were like loose-slipping flowers, whose amorous words
The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry
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Selene, the moon, like Helios, the sun, was a person, and amorous.
Myth, Ritual and Religion, Vol. 1 (of 2)
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United Kingdom
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