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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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