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prurient

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pru·ri·ent  (prr-nt)
adj.
1. Inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious.
2.
a. Characterized by an inordinate interest in sex: prurient thoughts.
b. Arousing or appealing to an inordinate interest in sex: prurient literature.
[Latin prrins, prrient-, present participle of prrre, to yearn for, itch; see preus- in Indo-European roots.]
pruri·ence, pruri·en·cy n.
pruri·ent·ly adv.
prurient
Adjective
1. excessively interested in sexual matters
2. exciting lustfulness [Latin prurire to lust after, itch]
prurience n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.prurient - characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"
lustful, salacious, lubricious
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
prurient
adjective 1. lecherous, longing, lewd, salacious, lascivious, itching, hankering, voyeuristic, lustful, libidinous, desirous, concupiscent
adjective 2. indecent, dirty, erotic, obscene, steamy (informal) pornographic, X-rated (informal) salacious, smutty


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While they thus keep to the open plain and trust to their speed, they are safe; but they have a prurient curiosity that sometimes betrays them to their ruin.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
Arnold, sacrificed--by express stipulation on the part of Lady Lundie--to the prurient delicacy which forbids the bridegroom, before marriage, to sleep in the same house with the bride, found himself ruthlessly shut out from Sir Patrick's hospitality, and exiled every night to a bedroom at the inn.
Man And Wife by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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