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prurient

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/Part of speech adjectiveSorted einprrtuStarts with PEnds with T0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. characterized by lust

Word origin

Learned borrowing from Latin prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“itch”).

Used in a sentence

  • For example, some of the more prudish senders may have averted their attention from the sexual pictures while other more prurient viewers may have intensified their gaze.
  • It must be removed at once, lest it disturb the young and arouse in adults the most prurient thoughts.
  • […]nor is it more prurient or lascivious than many productions to be found in a circulating library.

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