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Acturience
Acturience Ac*tu"ri*ence, n. [A desid. of L. agere, actum, to
act.]
Tendency or impulse to act. [R.]
Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or
another, whether as restlessness, ennui,
dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something
desirable. --J. Grote.
Esurient
Esurient E*su"ri*ent, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.
edere to eat.]
Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. ``Poor,
but esurient.' --Carlyle.
Esurient
Esurient E*su"ri*ent, n.
One who is hungry or greedy. [R.]
An insatiable esurient after riches. --Wood.
Haurient
Haurient Hau"ri*ent, a. [L. hauriens, p. pr. of haurire to
breathe.] (Her.)
In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a
fish, as if rising for air.
Inquisiturient
Inquisiturient In*quis`i*tu"ri*ent, a.
Inquisitorial. [Obs.] ``Our inquisiturient bishops.'
--Milton.
Parturiency
Parturiency Par*tu"ri*en*cy, n.
Parturition.
ParturientParturient Par*tu"ri*ent, a. [L. parturiens, p. pr. of
parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to
bring forth. See Parent.]
Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful.
--Jer. Tailor. Prurience
Prurience Pru"ri*ence, Pruriency Pru"ri*en*cy, n.
The quality or state of being prurient.
The pruriency of curious ears. --Burke.
There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.
Pruriency
Prurience Pru"ri*ence, Pruriency Pru"ri*en*cy, n.
The quality or state of being prurient.
The pruriency of curious ears. --Burke.
There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.
PrurientPrurient Pru"ri*ent, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire
to itch. Cf. Freeze.]
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious
curiosity or propensity; lustful. -- Pru"ri*ent*ly, adv.
The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object
to object of illicit attraction. --I. Taylor. PrurientlyPrurient Pru"ri*ent, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire
to itch. Cf. Freeze.]
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious
curiosity or propensity; lustful. -- Pru"ri*ent*ly, adv.
The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object
to object of illicit attraction. --I. Taylor. Scaturient
Scaturient Sca*tu"ri*ent, a.[L. scaturiens, p. pr. of
scaturire gush out, from scatere to bubble, gush.]
Gushing forth; full to overflowing; effusive. [R.]
A pen so scaturient and unretentive. --Sir W.
Scott.
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