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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.
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Adv.1.pruriently - in a prurient manner
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