loverly

[ luhv-er-lee ]

adjective

1. like, characteristic of, or in the manner of a lover; loverlike.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loverly¹

First recorded in 1870–75; lover + -ly

Example Sentences

"Loverly," answered the little beggar in a mollified voice, and for a moment or two there was again silence.

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And urged by his welling love he again embraced her and again pressed a loverly kiss upon Matilda's veil.

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And during all those months, whenever she dared appear, she would be subject to William's loverly attention!

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But now something seemed to have gone amiss, and she turned suddenly, frustrating whatever loverly intention he may have had.

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Mozart wrote to his wife frequently, and always in the most loverly fashion.

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