Much to my dismay, Mary came to the party wearing a prurient dress.
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Prurient
/ˈpɹʊəɹ.i.ənt/
Synonyms for "prurient" (118 found)
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lecherouslewdlibertinelibidinouslicentiouslickerishlooselowlubriciouslubricousluridlustfulmad with lustmorbidmorbidly curiousnymphomaniacalobsceneopen eyedopen-eyedopenmouthed
Adjective(6 words)
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6 entriesprurient contentprurient curiosityprurient imagesprurient interestprurient materialprurient sexual content
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"Prurient" is a word that men use to blame other people for their sexual arousal.
Source: tatoeba (11569035)
We know that at that period certain indecencies in the dresses, even of those who were considered as the most refined and polished men of the age, were not only tolerated but ostentatiously displayed, and every sort of device that the most prurient mind could think of was had recourse to, to attract attention or excite a smile.
Source: wiktionary
For example, some of the more prudish senders may have averted their attention from the sexual pictures while other more prurient viewers may have intensified their gaze.
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