Meaning of the word prurient in English

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prurient

US /ˈprʊr.i.ənt/
UK /ˈprʊr.i.ənt/

Adjective

1.

too interested in the details of another person's sexual behavior:

Example:
He denied that the article had been in any way prurient.
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