prurient

adjective

/ˈprʊə.ri.ənt/

/ˈprʊr.i-/ formal disapproving

Definition

› too interested in the details of another person's sexual behaviour: He denied that the article had been in any way prurient.CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioningRelating to sex and sexual desireRude and cheeky prurience

/-əns/ noun [U] pruriently

/-li/ adverb › Newspapers often delve pruriently into people's private lives.CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioningRelating to sex and sexual desireRude and cheeky

(Definition of prurient adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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