prurience
- a word derived from prurient.
Example Sentences
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And “Polylogues” is a curious, compassionate portal into a topic we most often see treated with prurience.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2021
I understand people’s queasiness about the current popularity of true-crime documentaries and podcasts; no question, some err on the side of prurience.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 8, 2019
And that means that I often am uncertain of my place in the uncomfortable space between honest curiosity and creepy prurience.
From Salon ● Feb. 2, 2019
Gawker’s prurience and irreverence made it less than a hallowed symbol for press freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2017
Hence the watery pimples in itch are invariably those that produce the most intolerable prurience.
From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)
