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Synonyms for prurient

Grammar : Adj
Spell : proo r-ee-uh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprʊər i ənt

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Définition of prurient

Origin :
  • 1630s, "itching," later, and now exclusively, "having an itching desire" (1650s), especially "lascivious, lewd," (1746), from Latin prurientem (nominative pruriens), present participle of prurire "to itch; to long for, be wanton," perhaps related to pruna "glowing coals," from PIE root *preus- "to freeze; burn" (see freeze (v.)). Related: Pruriently.
  • adj lascivious
Example sentences :
  • The Aino's imagination is as prurient as that of any Zola, and far more outspoken.
  • Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
  • "To h–––– with their prurient laws," said Lopez, rising suddenly from his chair.
  • Extract from : « The Prime Minister » by Anthony Trollope
  • Those who peruse the book only from prurient curiosity will be disappointed.
  • Extract from : « What a Young Woman Ought to Know » by Mary Wood-Allen
  • So far as my words go, there is not a syllable to shock any but a prurient modesty.
  • Extract from : « Flowers of Freethought » by George W. Foote
  • It was a prurient French romance, and a cynical laugh came from his lips.
  • Extract from : « A Fair Mystery » by Bertha M. Clay
  • It is a prurient mind that only sees evil in a situation of the sort.
  • Extract from : « You Never Know Your Luck, Complete » by Gilbert Parker
  • And this in the interest of health and longevity, not in the interest of a prurient and effeminate "art."
  • Extract from : « Whitman » by John Burroughs
  • Out with your scissors, censor, and clip off the prurient paragraph!
  • Extract from : « The Virginians » by William Makepeace Thackeray
  • His own virility and lust of life are there, too, without one prurient page in all his thousands.
  • Extract from : « The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume II (of 2) » by Benjamin Ellis Martin
  • Full of the profoundest interest, yet not one improbable incident—not one prurient idea.
  • Extract from : « The Reason Why » by Anonymous
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