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Prurient   /prˈʊriənt/   Listen
Prurient

adjective
1.
Characterized by lust.  Synonyms: lubricious, lustful, salacious.  "Her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature" , "Prurient literature" , "Prurient thoughts" , "A salacious rooster of a little man"





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"Prurient" Quotes from Famous Books



... ear for crimes, Lurks, half-admiring, all-recording there, Watching Narcissus with persistent stare, And ready note-book. Nothing but a Voice? No, but its babblings travel, and rejoice A myriad prurient ears with noisome news, Fit only for the shambles and the stews. These hear, admire, and ...
— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 102, April 23, 1892 • Various


Words linked to "Prurient" :   lustful, prurience, pruriency, sexy


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