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amative
[ am-uh-tiv ]
adjective
- disposed to love; amorous.
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Derived Forms
- ˈamatively, adverb
- ˈamativeness, noun
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Other Words From
- ama·tive·ly adverb
- ama·tive·ness noun
- un·ama·tive adjective
- un·ama·tive·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of amative1
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Example Sentences
The natures of both are alike, and any—the least—exercise of the amative function is an injury to one as to the other.
Bending low until his mouth touched hers, he kissed her until her face glowed under the ardor of his amative caress.
The waiting was tedious, and having been long denied, the amative element could not brook further delay.
The wife, though amative, confessed to another woman that she could not understand the attraction.
He shut up the box and with a bang as an amative couple came into sight.
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