titillated
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tit·il·late
(tĭt′l-āt′)v. tit·il·lat·ed, tit·il·lat·ing, tit·il·lates
v.tr.
1. To stimulate by touching lightly; tickle.
2. To excite (another) pleasurably, superficially or erotically.
v.intr.
To excite another, especially in a superficial, pleasurable manner: "a steamy story of sex and violence, adultery and murder, designed to titillate as well as to shock" (John Guy).
[Latin tītillāre, tītillāt-, to tickle.]
tit′il·lat′er n.
tit′il·lat′ing·ly adv.
tit′il·la′tion n.
tit′il·la′tive adj.
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Adj. | 1. | titillated - feeling mild pleasurable excitement excited - in an aroused state |
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