PRURIENT

lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious

(adjective) characterized by lust; “eluding lubricious embraces”; “prurient literature”; “prurient thoughts”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

prurient (comparative more prurient, superlative most prurient)

Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.

Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.

Curious, especially inappropriately so.

Synonyms

• (uneasy with desire): lustful

• (sexually arousing or appealing): titillating

Source: Wiktionary


Pru"ri*ent, a. Etym: [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire to itch. Cf. Freeze.]

Definition: Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious curiosity or propensity; lustful.

– Pru"ri*ent*ly, adv. The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object to object of illicit attraction. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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