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prurient
pru·ri·ent P0627100 (pro͝or′ē-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 Indo-European roots.]
pru′ri·ence, pru′ri·en·cy n.pru′ri·ent·ly adv.prurient (ˈprʊərɪənt) adj1. (Psychology) unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices2. exciting or encouraging lustfulness; erotic[C17: from Latin prūrīre to itch, to lust after] ˈprurience n ˈpruriently advpru•ri•ent (ˈprʊər i ənt)
adj. 1. having or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc. 2. causing lasciviousness or lust. [1630–40; < Latin prūrient- (s. of prūriēns), present participle of prūrīre to itch] pru′ri•ence, pru′ri•en•cy, n. pru′ri•ent•ly, adv. Thesaurus| 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, lubricioussexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes" |
prurientadjective1. lecherous, longing, lewd, salacious, lascivious, itching, hankering, voyeuristic, lustful, libidinous, desirous, concupiscent our prurient fascination with sexual scandals2. indecent, dirty, erotic, obscene, steamy (informal), pornographic, X-rated (informal), salacious, smutty the film's harshly prurient and cynical sex scenesprurientadjectiveFeeling or devoted to sexual love or desire:amative, amorous, concupiscent, erotic, lascivious, lecherous, lewd, libidinous, lustful, lusty, passionate, sexy.Translations
prurient
prurient unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices prurient
Synonyms for prurientadj lecherousSynonyms- lecherous
- longing
- lewd
- salacious
- lascivious
- itching
- hankering
- voyeuristic
- lustful
- libidinous
- desirous
- concupiscent
adj indecentSynonyms- indecent
- dirty
- erotic
- obscene
- steamy
- pornographic
- X-rated
- salacious
- smutty
Synonyms for prurientadj feeling or devoted to sexual love or desireSynonyms- amative
- amorous
- concupiscent
- erotic
- lascivious
- lecherous
- lewd
- libidinous
- lustful
- lusty
- passionate
- sexy
Synonyms for prurientadj characterized by lustSynonyms- lustful
- salacious
- lubricious
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