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English Dictionary: prurient	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for prurient
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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" Synonym(s): lubricious, lustful, prurient, salacious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Prurient \Pru"rient\, 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"riently}, adv. The eye of the vain and prurient* is darting from object to object of illicit attraction. --I. Taylor.