amative

Definition

Pertaining to love; amorous.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin amātīvus, from Latin amātus, perfect passive participle of amō (“love”).

Example Sentences

• "1898, His amative enthusiasm, at which he is himself laughing, and his clever, imaginative, humorous ways, contrast strongly with the sincere tenderness and dignified quietness of the woman. : George Bernard Shaw, The Philanderer"
• "He was also confounded by its implication in Podson. Damme, the idea of that runt of a feller makin' up to a woman old enough to be his mother! Bradly banged pots about the stove, preparing the evening meal, to relieve himself of an outraged sense of propriety at Podson's amative presumption."
• "His endearments were not amative or effete, but manly like Churchill's, and gave one a sense of being singled out, of having value."