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amorously

/ˈæ.mə.ɹəs.li/

amorously adverb: in an amorous or loving manner.

Adverb

amorously (comparative more amorously, superlative most amorously)

  1. In an amorous or loving manner.
    • A unique anti-aphrodisiac was the heart of a turtle carried in a wolf's skin. It prevented a person from ever being tempted amorously.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 238

Forms of amorously

comparativemore amorously
superlativemost amorously

Origin of amorously

Inherited from Middle English amorously, amerously; equivalent to amorous + -ly.

Questions about amorously

What does amorously mean?
Amorously means in an amorous or loving manner.
What part of speech is amorously?
Amorously is an adverb.
How do you pronounce amorously?
Amorously is pronounced /ˈæ.mə.ɹəs.li/.

Words near amorously in the dictionary

  1. amorosities
  2. amorosity
  3. amoroso
  4. amorosos
  5. amorous
  6. amorously
  7. amorousness
  8. amorousnesses
  9. amorph
  10. amorpha
  11. amorphadiene

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