amatory

Definition

Of or relating to love, especially sexual love.

Etymology

From Latin amātōrius (“pertaining to love or a lover”, adjective), from amātor (“a lover”), from amō (“I love”).

Example Sentences

• "Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows […]"
• "In the desperate search for amatory satisfactions, the most monstrous ingredients have throughout the ages, been sought and compounded into electuaries and pastilles, philtres and ointments."

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