Prurient

Pronunciation: /ˈprʊriənt/

Definitions of prurient

adjective having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters

Example Sentences

A1 I don't like prurient movies.

A2 She felt uncomfortable with the prurient content of the book.

B1 The magazine was criticized for its prurient articles.

B2 The film was banned due to its prurient scenes.

C1 The artist's work often explores prurient themes in a thought-provoking way.

C2 The novel was praised for its prurient exploration of human desires.

Examples of prurient in a Sentence

formal The court found the defendant's prurient interest in the victim's personal life to be disturbing.

informal I don't want to hear about your prurient fantasies, keep them to yourself.

slang That movie is so prurient, it's practically softcore porn.

figurative His prurient curiosity led him down a dark path of obsession.

Grammatical Forms of prurient

• past tense: pruriented
• plural: prurients
• comparative: more prurient
• superlative: most prurient
• present tense: prurients
• future tense: will prurient
• perfect tense: have pruriented
• continuous tense: is prurienting
• singular: prurient
• positive degree: prurient
• infinitive: to prurient
• gerund: prurienting
• participle: pruriented

Origin and Evolution of prurient

First Known Use: 1601 year

Language of Origin: Latin

Story behind the word: The word 'prurient' originated from the Latin word 'prurientem' which means 'itching, longing'.

Evolution of the word: Originally used to describe a strong desire or craving, the word 'prurient' evolved to be associated with excessive interest in sexual matters or lewdness.