All 3 Uses of
amorous
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- He knew in his cups three distinct stages of intoxication,—the dignified—the quarrelsome—the amorous.
Chpt 30 *amorous = sexual or romantic
- Quite unconscious of the demonstrations of their amorous neighbour, or their effects upon the susceptible bosom of her mama, Kate Nickleby had, by this time, begun to enjoy a settled feeling of tranquillity and happiness, to which, even in occasional and transitory glimpses, she had long been a stranger.
Chpt 38amorous = romantic or sexual
- After an ineffectual clutch, intended to detain and carry them to his lips, old Arthur gave his own fingers a mumbling kiss, and with many amorous distortions of visage went in pursuit of his friend, who was by this time in the street.
Chpt 47
Definition:
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(amorous) romantic or sexual