Prurient definition

Prurient means that which incites lasciviousness or lust.
Prurient means that which incites lasciviousness or
Prurient means a lustful, lascivious, erotic, shameful, or morbid interest in sexual conduct, sexually explicit nudity, sadomasochistic sexual abuse, or lewd exhibition of the genitals. Materials or performance may be deemed to appeal to the prurient interest when they have a tendency to excite lustful thoughts or lascivious desires, or when they are designed, marketed, promoted, or disseminated to cater or appeal to such an interest. Where the material or performance is designed for and primarily disseminated or promoted to a clearly defined deviant sexual group, rather than the public at large, the prurient‐appeal requirement is satisfied if the dominant theme of the material or performance, taken as a whole, appeal to the prurient interest in sex of the members of that intended and probable recipient group.

Examples of Prurient in a sentence

  • Prurient is defined as: Marked by, arousing, or appealing to unusual sexual desire.


More Definitions of Prurient

Prurient means characterized by shameful or inordinate sexual arousal or extraordinary sexual urges.
Prurient means “marked by or arousing an immoderate or unwholesome interest or desire; esp.: marked by, arousing, or appealing to sexual desire.” Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate

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