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loverly

[ luhv-er-lee ]

adjective

  1. like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a lover; loverlike.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of loverly1

First recorded in 1870–75; lover + -ly

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Example Sentences

"Loverly," answered the little beggar in a mollified voice, and for a moment or two there was again silence.

And urged by his welling love he again embraced her and again pressed a loverly kiss upon Matilda's veil.

And during all those months, whenever she dared appear, she would be subject to William's loverly attention!

But now something seemed to have gone amiss, and she turned suddenly, frustrating whatever loverly intention he may have had.

Mozart wrote to his wife frequently, and always in the most loverly fashion.

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