PRURIENT

prurient. Prurient, a. itching, hot, eager, warm, curious

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Pru″ri‐ent (?), a. [[L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire to itch. Cf. Freeze.]] Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious curiosity or propensity; lustful. — Pru″ri‐ent‐ly, adv. The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object to object of illicit attraction. I. Taylor.