Amatory
Amatory adjective - Of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire.
Usage example: amatory letters that kept their love alive during the years they were separated by war
Prurient
Prurient adjective - Characterized by lust.
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Amatory and prurient are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Amatory" instead an adjective "Prurient".
Nearby Words: prurience, pruriently
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Prurient and Amatory. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/amatory/prurient
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