Both Uses of
sensual
in
1984 by Orwell
- At the beginning there had been little true sensuality in it.†
p. 139..3 *
- There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking.†
p. 151..5
Definition:
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(sensual) relating to pleasing the body's senses (in contrast to the intellect) -- especially of sexual sensation