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Webster 1913 Edition


Pruriency

{

Pru′ri-ence

,

Pru′ri-en-cy

, }
Noun.
The quality or state of being prurient.
The
pruriency
of curious ears.
Burke.
There is a
prurience
in the speech of some.
Cowper.

Definition 2024


pruriency

pruriency

English

Noun

pruriency (countable and uncountable, plural pruriencies)

  1. prurience
    The pruriency of curious ears. Burke.