Definition of PRURIENT

prurient

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • characterized by lust
    • "prurient literature"
    • "prurient thoughts"

Adj

  • Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
  • Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.
  • Curious, especially inappropriately so.

Origin / Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“itch”).

Scrabble Score: 10

prurient is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
prurient is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
prurient is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

prurient is a valid Words With Friends word