Webprurient adjective pru· ri· ent ˈpru̇r-ē-ənt : marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire especially : marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire pruriently adverb Example Sentences He took a prurient interest in her personal life. a book that appealed to the prurient curiosity of its readers

Webprurient adjective formal disapproving uk / ˈprʊə.ri.ənt / us / ˈprʊr.i.ənt / too interested in the details of another person's sexual behaviour: He denied that the article had been in any …

Webprurient ( ˈprʊərɪənt) adj 1. (Psychology) unusually or morbidly interested in sexual thoughts or practices 2. exciting or encouraging lustfulness; erotic [C17: from Latin prūrīre to itch, to lust after] ˈprurience n ˈpruriently adv

WebBritannica Dictionary definition of PRURIENT. [more prurient; most prurient] formal + usually disapproving. : having or showing too much interest in sex. He took a prurient interest in her personal life. a book that appealed to the prurient curiosity of its readers.

Webprurient prurient Itching; having an eager desire or longing for something. prurient Inclined to lascivious thought; of an unclean habit of mind; sensual.

WebSomething 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. An MTV series that includes explicit scenes might be considered prurient and have censors screaming to have it taken off the air.

Webprurient adjective formal disapproving us / ˈprʊr.i.ənt / uk / ˈprʊə.ri.ənt / too interested in the details of another person's sexual behavior: He denied that the article had been in any …

Webprurient in American English (ˈprʊriənt ) adjective 1. having or expressing lustful ideas or desires 2. tending to excite lust; lascivious; lewd 3. Rare itching Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved. Derived forms prurience (ˈprurience) noun or ˈpruriency

WebPrurient means “ marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire; esp .: marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire.” Merriam- Webster ’s Collegiate Sample 1 Based on 1 documents Save Copy Prurient means characterized by shameful or inordinate sexual arousal or extraordinary sexual urges. Sample 1 Based on 1 documents

WebSee definition of prurient on Dictionary.com adj. lascivious synonyms for prurient Compare Synonyms erotic salacious sexual bawdy carnal crude desirous fleshly horny hot lecherous lewd libertine libidinous licentious lustful obscene offensive orgiastic pornographic raunchy sensual smutty suggestive unchaste vulgar