Definition of Prurient

experiencing an undue amount of interest in things relating to sex

Examples of Prurient in a sentence

The prurient teenager would not stop looking at the adult magazines in the store.  

When the prurient minister criticized the fairytale for being too sexual in nature, many people were outraged.  

The pedophile has a prurient interest in sex with children.  

Because Jared’s short stories contained prurient plots about prostitutes, his teacher called his parents in for a conference.  

I became concerned about my neighbor’s prurient curiosity when I caught him peeking through my bathroom window.  

As soon as the strange shoe salesman showed a prurient interest in my feet, I ran from the shop.  

Gail’s prurient fascination with the Congressman’s extramarital affair has her constantly checking the online news sites.  

Since Jill does not want her daughter to have a prurient curiosity, she does not allow her to watch movies with sexual themes.  

Local Christian leaders are trying to have books of a prurient nature removed from the public library.  

To appease his prurient desires, Tom often wears his wife’s lingerie.  

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