1. in a manner showing excessive interest in sexual matters
Usage: often disapproving

Examples

• The tabloid pruriently focused on the celebrity’s private life.
• He pruriently stared at the magazine covers in the checkout line.
• The gossip columnist pruriently reported on the scandal.
• She accused him of pruriently interpreting her innocent comment.
• The movie was criticized for pruriently exploiting the tragic story.
• The website pruriently sensationalized the court proceedings.