prurient

Meaning

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

Synonyms

lustful

lewd

salacious

lascivious

lubricious

libidinous

lecherous

lusty

profligate

randy

raunchy

scratchy

sexy

unchaste

voluptuous

appetent

appetitive

ecchi

carnal

concupiscent

covetous

hircine

itchy

licentious

Translations

lubrique

lascivo

libidinoso

libidinoso

ασελγής

lascivo

geil

شهواني

promíscuo

lascivo

geil

indecente

lascif

λάγνος

wellustig

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/

Etymology

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