prurient[adjective]Synonyms: lustful, concupiscent, goatish, *horny, hot, lascivious, libidinous, lickerish, passionate, satyric
Related Words: bawdy,
erotic,
lewd,
sensual [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
pru‧ri‧ent /ˈprʊəriənt $ ˈprʊr-/
adjective formal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: present participle of prurire 'to itch, have desire']
having or showing too much interest in sex – used to show disapproval:
prurient interests—pruriently adverb—prurience noun [uncountable] [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲