prurient interest

prurient interest
n.
An excessive interest in sex, nudity, wanton behavior, lasciviousness, etc.

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  • prurient — pru·ri·ent / pru̇r ē ənt/ adj: marked by or arousing an unwholesome sexual interest or desire pru·ri·ent·ly adv Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. prurient …   Law dictionary

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  • prurient — pru|ri|ent [ˈpruəriənt US ˈprur ] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of prurire to itch, have desire ] having or showing too much interest in sex used to show disapproval ▪ prurient interests >pruriently adv… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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