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amorously

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am·o·rous  (mr-s)
adj.
1. Strongly attracted or disposed to love, especially sexual love.
2. Indicative of love or sexual desire: an amorous glance.
3. Of or associated with love: an amorous poem.
4. Being in love; enamored: He had been amorous of her since the day they met.
[Middle English, from Old French amoureus, from Medieval Latin amrsus, from Latin amor, love, from amre, to love.]
amor·ous·ly adv.
amor·ous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.amorouslyamorously - in an amorous manner; "he looked at her amorously"
Translations
amorously [ˈæmərəslɪ] ADV [look, embrace] → apasionadamente
amorously
adv → verliebt, voller Verliebtheit


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His prominent, heavy-lidded eyes rolled sideways amorously and languidly, the bedclothes were pulled up to his chin, and his dark smooth moustache covered his thick lips capable of much honeyed banter.
The Secret Agent by Conrad, Joseph View in context
he said, looking so soothingly, not to say amorously on Miggs, that she sat, as she afterwards remarked, on pins and needles of the sharpest Whitechapel kind, not knowing what intentions might be suggesting that expression to his features:
Barnaby Rudge - A Tale Of The Riots Of 'Eighty by Dickens, Charles View in context
He dwelt amorously on every detail of her appearance, and Griffiths knew exactly how her thin hands were shaped and how white her face was, and he laughed at Philip when he talked of the charm of her pale, thin lips.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
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