prurient
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“itch”)
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Adjective
prurient (comparative more prurient, superlative most prurient)
- Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
- Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.
- Curious (esp. inappropriately curious)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
uneasy with desire; lustful
arousing sexual desire
[edit] Latin
[edit] Verb
prūrient
- third-person plural future active indicative of prūriō
