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- Dictionaryprurient/ˈprʊərɪənt/
adjective
- 1. having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others: "she'd been the subject of much prurient curiosity"
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Prurient means having or revealing indecent desires or thoughts, or marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire. Learn the etymology, synonyms, examples, and related words of prurient from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
PRURIENT definition: 1. too interested in the details of another person's sexual behaviour: 2. too interested in the…. Learn more.
Prurient definition: having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.. See examples of PRURIENT used in a sentence.
Prurient means having or showing too much interest in sexual matters, or exciting lustfulness. Learn more about its origin, usage, and related words from Collins English Dictionary.
Prurient means having or showing too much interest in things connected with sex. Learn the word origin, pronunciation, usage notes and synonyms from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
Something is prurient if it focuses attention on sex not in an artistic way or to teach something, but purely to appeal to your baser instincts. If something is prurient, it's sure to offend somebody.
2 Jun 2024 · prurient (comparative more prurient, superlative most prurient) Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
