HyperDic: prurient

English > 1 sense of the word prurient:
ADJECTIVEallprurient, lubricious, lustful, salaciouscharacterized by lust
prurient > pronunciation
Soundspruh'riyahnt
Rhymesabandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...
English > prurient: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningCharacterized by lust.
Examples
  • "prurient literature"
  • "prurient thoughts"
Synonymslubricious, lustful, salacious
Broadersexymarked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
Spanishlascivo, lúbrico, salaz
Nounsprurience, pruriencyfeeling morbid sexual desire or a propensity to lewdness
Adverbsprurientlyin a prurient manner

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