From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisherotice‧rot‧ic /ɪˈrɒtɪk $ ɪˈrɑː-/ adjective 1 ASEXYan erotic book, picture, or film shows people having sex, and is intended to make people reading or looking at it have feelings of sexual pleasure2 SEX/HAVE SEX WITHerotic thoughts, feelings, or experiences involve sexual excitement an erotic dream —erotically /-kli/ adverb
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erotic• A number of scenes in the film were very erotic.• His erotic caresses, his musky masculinity warmed with the scent of his cologne.• He wrote both poetry and erotic literature.• erotic pictures• The law does not bar service members from having erotic publications, films or tapes, or from sharing them with others.Origin erotic (1600-1700) Greek erotikos, from eros “sexual love” 