caressantadj.
/kəˈrɛsənt/ rare and poetic.
Caressing, fondling.
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the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [adjective]
fawninga1400
fondling1582
miniard1584
ingling1595
flattering1650
caressinga1774
canoodling1859
caressant1861
1861 ‘N. Temple’ & ‘E. Trevor’ Tannhäuser 12 The caressant airs of Heaven.
1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems xxv. 10 Those tender hands caressant.
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