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prurient

pru.ri.ent \'pru.r-e--*nt\ aj [L prurient-, pruriens, prp. of prurire to 
   itch, crave, be wa]nton; akin to L pruna glowing coal, Skt plossub-dot>ati 
   he singes 1: craving restlessly : ITCHING  2: lascivious in thought or 
   desire  3: exciting to lasciviousness  - pru.ri.ent.ly av