Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pruriently

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pruri-ent-ly
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a prurient manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From prurient + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more pruriently (comparative) most pruriently (superlative)

Questions

What does pruriently mean?
In a prurient manner.
Where does pruriently come from?
From prurient + -ly.

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