prurient
Definitions
Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters.
Arousing or appealing to an inordinate sexual desire.
Examples
The tabloid was criticized for its prurient interest in the private lives of celebrities.
He felt uncomfortable when his colleague began asking prurient questions about his dating life.
The film was banned in several countries due to its prurient content and lack of artistic merit.
Synonyms
lascivious salacious lecherous lustful libidinous lewd voyeuristic