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prurient |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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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