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amorous

[am-er-uhs] / ˈæm ər əs /


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Flea, was a little boy, his attraction to the trumpet was all-consuming and amorous.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Wiser and more practical than those around her, Maomao is able to play forensic detective, prevent assassination attempts, suss out political intrigue, resist an amorous eunuch and even ingest bits of poison safely.

From Salon • Dec. 19, 2025

The results do not just overturn previous theories about amorous and peaceful meetings between groups of people.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2024

When she’s on the stage, you can’t take your eyes off her; whether she is being regal, amorous or crushed by betrayal, she commands the space as if she really were an enchantress.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 16, 2023

Turkeys seem to be manic-depressive types, gobbling with blushing wattles, spread tails, and scraping wings in amorous bravado at one moment and huddled in craven cowardice the next.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck




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