prurient

WOTD - 18 November 2007    

English

Etymology

From [[w:Template:lang:la language|Template:lang:la]][[Category:Template:lang:la derivations]] prūriēns, present participle of prūriō (“‘itch’”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈprʊəriənt/
• (US) IPA: /ˈprʊriənt/
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Adjective

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Positive prurient

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Superlative {{{2}}}

1. Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
2. Arousing or appealing to sexual desire.
3. () Sick, morbid or shameless.

Derived terms

• prurience

Translations

uneasy with desire; lustful

Romanian: lasciv ro(ro), libidinos ro(ro)

arousing sexual desire

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