sensuous

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The Marchese, for so he had been created, was not a whit more virtuous than the men of his day, but the sensuous are always the harshest judges of their kind No, Virginia was, after all, married to Don Cesare d'Este, Duke of Modena.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or derived from the senses.
  2. adjective Appealing to or gratifying the senses.
  3. adjective Readily affected through the senses.

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sensual ·  voluptuous ·  poetic ·  seductive ·  artistic ·  feminine ·  vivid ·  dreamy ·  please
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/ˈsɛnsjuəs/
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