Prurient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Prurient is an adjective meaning Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
Meaning
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
More Meanings
- Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.
- Curious, especially inappropriately so.
Example Sentences
[…]nor is it more prurient or lascivious than many productions to be found in a circulating library.
It must be removed at once, lest it disturb the young and arouse in adults the most prurient thoughts.
But in contemporary consumerist societies, when the kids are safely in bed, television programs allow viewers to indulge their more prurient interests.
For example, some of the more prudish senders may have averted their attention from the sexual pictures while other more prurient viewers may have intensified their gaze.
Synonyms for prurient
Depending on context, synonyms include lustful, titillating, salacious, sexy, lubricious.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lustful, salacious, sexy, lubricious, lubricate, libidinous.
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