erotic

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  1. adjective Of or concerning sexual love and desire; amatory.
  2. adjective Tending to arouse sexual desire.
  3. adjective Dominated by sexual love or desire.

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  • Somehow this was erotic, and even in my recently emptied state I felt myself starting to arouse again. —  XXXX
  • The scene was highly erotic, almost surreal, an experience to be savored before she could no longer think. —  ExecutiveSeduction
  • It was sinfully erotic, the warm water, the scent, the candles. —  PurchasedByTheBillionaire
  • His breath was hot against her ear as he whispered erotic, arousing promises of what he wanted to do to her. —  Garwood, Julie - Rose 1 - For the Roses
  • The thought was unexpectedly erotic, and he grew even harder. —  THE SEDUCTION OF SARA
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Greek erōtikos, from erōs, erōt-, sexual love.

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  1. Formerly erotick; = French érotique = Spanish erótico = Portuguese Italian erotico (cf. D. G. erotisch = Danish Swedish erotisk), from Greek ἐρωτικός, pertaining to love, from ἔρως (ἐρωτ-), love: see Eros.
 

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