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prurient

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Prurient \Pru"ri*ent\, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire
   to itch. Cf. {Freeze}.]
   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 : WordNet®

prurient
     adj : characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of
           her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful
           nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a
           salacious rooster of a little man" [syn: {lubricious},
           {lustful}, {salacious}]
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