Meaning prurient
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prurient(adj.) eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex (David’s mother was shocked by the discovery of prurient reading material hidden beneath her son’s mattress.)
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prurient1630s, "itching," later, and now exclusively, "having an itching desire" (1650s), especially "lascivious, lewd," (1746), from Latin prurientem (nominative pruriens), pres [..]
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prurientadj. Inclined to lascivious thoughts and desires.
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prurientmarked by or arousing an unwholesome sexual interest or desire pru·ri·ent·ly adv
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prurient(adj) characterized by lust
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prurient
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
* '''1823''', ''The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc'', [http: [..]
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