The meaning of Prurient

adjective

Filled with sexual desire; lustful.

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Concupiscent dreams

adjective

Indulging in or characterized by excessive indulgence in sex, alcohol, or drugs.

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A debauched lifestyle

verb

Destroy or debase the moral purity of; corrupt.

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He has debauched the morals of the people and endeavoured to corrupt parliament

adjective

Having lost the physical, mental, or moral qualities considered normal and desirable; showing evidence of decline.

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A degenerate form of a higher civilization

noun

An immoral or corrupt person.

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Get out of my house, you degenerate!

verb

Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally.

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The quality of life had degenerated

adjective

Morally corrupt; wicked.

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He was a depraved lecher

verb

Make (someone) immoral or wicked.

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This book would deprave and corrupt young children

adjective

Morally bad or evil

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A depraved character/mind, someone who can kill a child like that must be totally depraved.

adjective

(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

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Dissipated behaviour

verb

(with reference to a feeling or emotion) disappear or cause to disappear.

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The concern she'd felt for him had wholly dissipated

adjective

Spending too much time enjoying physical pleasures and harmful activities such as drinking a lot of alcohol

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He recalled his dissipated youth spent in nightclubs and bars.

adjective

(of a person or a way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures.

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Unfortunately, his heir was feckless and dissolute

adjective

Showing a lack of good character and morals; immoral

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A dissolute life

adjective

Feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire.

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He gave her a lascivious wink

adjective

Feeling or expressing strong sexual desire

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Lascivious behavior

adjective

Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.

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She ignored his lecherous gaze

adjective

(esp. of men) too interested in sex

adjective

Crude and offensive in a sexual way.

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She began to gyrate to the music and sing a lewd song

adjective

(esp. of behavior or speech) sexual in an obvious and socially unacceptable way

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Lewd remarks

adjective

Showing excessive sexual drive; lustful.

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Libidinous teenagers

adjective

Having or showing strong sexual desires

adjective

Promiscuous and unprincipled in sexual matters.

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The ruler's tyrannical and licentious behaviour

adjective

(especially of a person or their behaviour) sexual in an uncontrolled and socially unacceptable way

adjective

Offensively displaying or intended to arouse sexual desire.

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He probed the ladies for every lubricious detail of their interactions

adjective

Having or showing too great an interest in sex, especially in an unpleasant way

adjective

Having or showing strong feelings of sexual desire.

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Lustful glances

adjective

Feeling or connected with strong sexual desire

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Lustful thoughts

adjective

Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters.

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Salacious stories

adjective

Causing or showing too much interest in sexual matters

adjective

Relating to or denoting sexual pleasure gained from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.

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Women as objects of voyeuristic pleasure