Definitions
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- adverb As lovers do.
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- adverb As
lovers do.
Etymologies
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Examples
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But Betty's husband was not a grampus, but a very fine fellow, a mate to be wholly proud of: and he loved her devotedly and expressed his love beautifully loverwise, as her tell-tale face informed me.
The Red Planet William John Locke 1896
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Still, he would have greeted her loverwise; but she lifted her hand and waved him back, and fear took hold of him.
Eric Brighteyes Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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As they sat down here loverwise, Basil, as in the early days of their courtship, began to recite a poem.
Their Wedding Journey William Dean Howells 1878
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As they sat down here loverwise, Basil, as in the early days of their courtship, began to recite a poem.
Complete March Family Trilogy William Dean Howells 1878
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