prurient

The definition of prurient is something lewd or related to an excessive interest in sex.

(adjective)

A sexually explicit glance is an example of a prurient glance.

See prurient in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Origin: L pruriens < prurire, to itch, long for, be lecherous < IE base *preus-, to burn, freeze > L pruna, live coal

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See prurient in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Inordinately interested in matters of sex; lascivious.
a. Characterized by an inordinate interest in sex: prurient thoughts.
b. Arousing or appealing to an inordinate interest in sex: prurient literature.

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Origin: Latin prūriēns, prūrient-

Origin: , present participle of prūrīre, to yearn for, itch; see preus- in Indo-European roots

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