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e⋅rot⋅ic

  [i-rot-ik]
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–adjective Also, e⋅rot⋅i⋅cal.
1. arousing or satisfying sexual desire: an erotic dance.
2. of, pertaining to, or treating of sexual love; amatory: an erotic novel.
3. subject to or marked by strong sexual desire.
–noun
4. an erotic poem.
5. an erotic person.
Origin:
1615–25; < Gk erōtikós of love, caused by love, given to love, equiv. to erōt- (s. of érōs) Eros + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
e⋅rot⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. sensuous, sexy, aphrodisiac, erogenous.
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e·rot·ic   (ĭ-rŏt'ĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Of or concerning sexual love and desire; amatory.

  2. Tending to arouse sexual desire.

  3. Dominated by sexual love or desire.


[Greek erōtikos, from erōs, erōt-, sexual love.]
e·rot'ic n., e·rot'i·cal·ly adv.
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Main Entry: erot·ic
Pronunciation: i-'rät-ik
Variant: also erot·i·cal /i-'rät-i-k&l/
Function:adjective
1 : of, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
2 : strongly marked or affected by sexual desire —erot·i·cal·ly /-i-k(&-)lE/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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erotic e·rot·ic (ĭ-rŏt'ĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or concerning sexual love and desire.

  2. Tending to arouse sexual desire.

  3. Dominated by sexual love or desire.

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