From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprurientpru‧ri‧ent /ˈprʊəriənt $ ˈprʊr-/ adjective formal SYhaving or showing too much interest in sex – used to show disapproval prurient interests —pruriently adverb —prurience noun [uncountable]
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prurient• Everything he wrote on those days seemed prurient.• For him the sight is also shocking, but arouses a prurient curiosity.• Intellectuals have a weakness for the prurient, I read somewhere.• Also because dere is prurient interest here on my part.• Mere tittle-tattle dredged up for purely prurient interest is another matter.• Suddenly, one of my own was featured in a magazine I had peeped at previously, strictly for prurient purposes.• It should arise from concern and interest in the counsellee, not from a prurient self-interest or inquisitiveness on the part of the counsellor.• His most prurient thought was of her toothbrush, child size and blue, in the bathroom.Origin prurient (1600-1700) Latin present participle of prurire “to itch, have desire” 