- amatory
- amatory (adj.) 1590s, "pertaining to love" (especially sexual love), from L. amatorius "loving," from amatus, pp. of amare (see AMY (Cf. Amy)).
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amatory — [am′ə tôr΄ē] adj. [L amatorius < amator, lover: see AMATEUR] of, causing, or showing love, esp. sexual love … English World dictionary
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