单词 | prurient |
释义 | pru·ri·ent (prrē-ənt) adj. 1. a. Characterized by an inordinate interest in sex: prurient thoughts. b. Arousing or appealing to an inordinate interest in sex: prurient literature. 2. Inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious. [Latin prūriēns, prūrient-, present participle of prūrīre, to yearn for, itch; see preus- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] pruri·ence, pruri·en·cy n. pruri·ent·ly adv. |
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