variants
also erotical
as in sexy
of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire
the erotic aspects of the story of Beauty and the Beast
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Recent Examples of erotic
After a brief stint at New York's School of Visual Arts, Ransone made his breakthrough in Larry Clark's controversial erotic drama Ken Park, which released in 2002.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025
Slated for publication with Del Rey on May 19, 2026, The Arcane Arts is described by sources as a dark academia erotic thriller with a fantasy twist.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, audiences had been primed by the marketing to expect an explicit, boundary-pushing erotic thriller featuring an extended orgy sequence that almost triggered an NC-17 rating.
—Lane Brown, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025
At the top of this year’s list is the erotic thriller Best Seller from writer Matisse Haddad about a struggling writer, married to a famous novelist husband, who writes a viral tell-all that ignites a battle between the two.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for erotic
sexy
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Tonight, the Die My Love star attended the 2026 Golden Globes in something daring and sexy—a sheer dress from Sarah Burton’s Givenchy.—
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In terms of flashing skin and making sexy in again, Stone wasn't alone.—
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“Erotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/erotic. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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