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amatorial

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am⋅a⋅to⋅ry

  [am-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
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–adjective
of or pertaining to lovers or lovemaking; expressive of love: amatory poems; an amatory look.
Also, am⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅al.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L amātōrius, equiv. to amā- (s. of amāre to love) + -tōrius -tory 1

Related forms:
am⋅a⋅to⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
amorous, ardent, passionate.
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