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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 means having or showing a strong interest in sexual thoughts or practices. It comes from Latin prūrīre, meaning to itch or to lust after. See how to use prurient in a sentence and its word history.

  5. 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.

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

    Prurient means showing too much interest in sexual matters or exciting lustfulness. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, word origin and usage examples of prurient from Collins English Dictionary.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › prurientPrurient - definition of prurient by The Free Dictionary

    Prurient means having or characterized by lustful or lascivious thoughts, desires, or practices. Find the origin, pronunciation, and translations of prurient, as well as related words and antonyms, in this comprehensive online dictionary.

  8. 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.