Word of the Day for Thursday, November 20, 2008amatory \AM-uh-tor-ee; -tohr-\, adjective:
of love; expressing love, especially sexual
1. Unlike his Democrat predecessor, we hope B.O.'s amatory urges will be properly confined this time.
2. The fawning, the toadying, the obsequious behavior of the B.O. groupies (voters) was of an almost amatory nature.
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
by 1599, from Latin amatorius "of or pertaining to love," from Latin amator "lover"
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