Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a prurient manner; with a longing or lascivious desire.
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- adverb In a
prurient manner.
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- adverb in a prurient manner
Etymologies
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Examples
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Never before has it been the subject of such alarm and horror, and never before has it been an issue so repeatedly and pruriently discussed in the media.
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This latest Cave outfit was born as a freer, more unhinged version of the Bad Seeds, a band already pruriently concerned with lust and death.
Grinderman Kitty Empire 2010
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While it may initially seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the paunchy, drug-addled behind-the-scenes excesses of a once-pretty superstar, we've seen this many times before.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? 2010
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It may seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the excesses of a once-pretty superstar.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? 2010
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While it may initially seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the paunchy, drug-addled behind-the-scenes excesses of a once pretty superstar, we've seen this many times before.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? Alexandra Juhasz 2010
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It may seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the excesses of a once-pretty superstar.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? 2010
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While it may initially seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the paunchy, drug-addled behind-the-scenes excesses of a once-pretty superstar, we've seen this many times before.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? 2010
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While it may initially seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the paunchy, drug-addled behind-the-scenes excesses of a once-pretty superstar, we've seen this many times before.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? 2010
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While it may initially seem fascinating to pruriently revel in the paunchy, drug-addled behind-the-scenes excesses of a once-pretty superstar, we've seen this many times before.
Alexandra Juhasz: Casey Affleck's Biggest Reveal: Fake Doc, Joaquin's Tummy or Tranny Prostitutes? 2010
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You would appear to be ... just a wee bit ... pruriently obsessive about this.
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