See Also: Prurient(health)
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prurient(dictionary)
Prurient Interest(law)

prurient (iou)



prurient adjective. L16.
[from Latin prurient- pres. ppl stem of prurire itch, be wanton: see -ENT.]
a. Having a mental itching or an uneasy or morbid craving. rare. L16.
C. Kingsley Prurient longing after..personal gossip.
b. That itches physically, itching. rare. M17.
Having or characterized by an unhealthy concern with sexual matters; encouraging such a concern. M18.
J. Glassco A..prurient curiosity about..physical details. O. Manning She was an object of prurient excitement among the boys.
Unduly forward or excessive in growth. Now rare. E19.
R. Simpson The prurient branches of some promising fir.
pruriently adverb M19.