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PRURIENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does prurient mean?
• PRURIENT (adjective)
The adjective PRURIENT has 1 sense:
1. characterized by lust
Familiarity information: PRURIENT used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by lust
Synonyms:
lubricious; lustful; prurient; salacious
Context example:
prurient thoughts
Similar:
sexy (marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest)
Derivation:
prurience; pruriency (feeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness)
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