Assuming the appropriate name of Little, our author published in 1801, a volume of poems, chiefly amatory, which, though they established his poetical reputation, were severely censured for their warmth and licentiousness.
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Amatory
/ˈɑ.mə.tə.ɹi/
Synonyms for "amatory" (24 found)
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More general
2 entriesaffective qualityemotional attribute
More specific
3 entriesamatory dramaamatory poetryamatory prose
Collocations
6 entriesamatory dramaamatory literatureamatory poetryamatory proseamorous languageamorous themes
Inflections
2 entriesmore amatorymost amatory
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Eggs, oysters, too, are amatory food; / But who is their purveyor from above / Heaven knows […]
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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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