voyeuristic

[vwah-yuh-ris-tik, voi-uh-]

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a voyeur or of voyeurism.

Origin of voyeuristic

voyeur + -ist + -ic

Related formsvoy·eur·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for voyeuristic

Contemporary Examples

Our innermost thoughts offered up to old friends from high school are there to be seen by some voyeuristic devil in Tasmania.
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Dennis Kneale
May 23, 2014
At their best they come off as brilliant, and at worst, overly simpering and voyeuristic.
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Brian Van Reet
February 2, 2014
But it might just produce some of the more narcissistic and voyeuristic tech imaginable.
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Charles C. Johnson
January 18, 2014
But he tells their story in a voyeuristic way, to make this one of the most troubling and serpentine novel of the year.
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December 25, 2013
We get a voyeuristic joy in watching antiheroes conduct their business—something between The Godfather and House of Cards.
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Word Origin and History for voyeuristic

adj.

1929, from voyeur + -istic. Related: Voyeuristically.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper