Prurient and Sadistic

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Prurient adjective - Characterized by lust.

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Sadistic and prurient are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sadistic" instead an adverb "Prurient".

Nearby Words: prurience, pruriently

Sadistic adjective - Having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others.

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Prurient and sadistic are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Prurient" instead an adverb "Sadistic".

Nearby Words: sadism, sadistically, sadist

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Sadistic and Prurient. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prurient/sadistic

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