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PRURIENT

\pɹˈʊ͡əɹi͡ənt], \pɹˈʊ‍əɹi‍ənt], \p_ɹ_ˈʊə_ɹ_iə_n_t]\

Definitions of PRURIENT

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language

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characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

characterized by lust; "eluding the lubricious embraces of her employer"; "her sensuous grace roused his lustful nature"; "prurient literature"; "prurient thoughts"; "a salacious rooster of a little man"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Impure in thought or desire.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

Itching or uneasy with desire.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

Prurience.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

Impure in thought and desire.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

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