/ ˈprʊəriənt; NAmE ˈprʊr-/ adjective
( formal , disapproving ) having or showing too much interest in things connected with sex
► pruri·ence / -əns; NAmE / noun [ U ]
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the sense having a mental itching ): from Latin prurient- itching, longing and being wanton , from the verb prurire .