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    prurient
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPRURIENT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Prurient means too interested in the details of another person's sexual behaviour or in learning about people or things. See synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation and translations of prurient.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › prurientPrurient Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › prurientPRURIENT Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Prurient definition: having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.. See examples of PRURIENT used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPRURIENT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › prurientPrurient - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprurient adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    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.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › prurientprurient - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · Prurient means uneasy with desire, lustful, or arousing sexual desire. It is a learned borrowing from Latin prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“itch”).