autoerotic

adjective

Definition of autoeroticnext
as in prurient

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autoerotic
  1. prurient
  2. lascivious
  3. lustful
  4. lewd
  5. obscene
  6. suggestive
  7. erotic
  8. bawdy
Adjective
  • During this time, Law was hounded by the press and made into an object of prurient fascination and lust.
    Ramin Setoodeh, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Apart from prurient interest, why should any of us really care?
    Robin Abcarian, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of prurient
Adjective
  • The results can be hilarious, as when Costanzo’s lower register pours out of Venturi, who swaggers and stamps her way across the stage as the lascivious Count Almaviva, a femme form joyously channeling ridiculous machismo.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2024
  • Footage from the early days of her rap aspirations show her mother, who was also her manager, coaching Megan on the right way to punctuate certain words in her rhymes and shooting ad hoc music videos from lascivious angles.
    Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • The British actor finds the humor and sensitivity in his lustful swain, and his mellifluous voice is perfectly matched to Shakespeare’s prose.
    Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Otto Hightower – 3 points The grandson Otto installed as king is overruling him in front of the people and getting bamboozled into ousting him as Hand by a man who trades secrets in exchange for lustful glances at Otto’s daughter’s toes.
    Brian Grubb, Vulture, 16 June 2024
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • The race, marred by discoveries of Robinson's history of lewd and racist statements online, is part of the reason why the state is in play for Democrats.
    James Powel, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Now Roberts is behind bars, facing a felony charge of committing a lewd act on a child, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of lewd
Adjective
  • The planet continuing to tilt is because humans are pumping and moving an obscene amount of groundwater across the planet and redistributing it, according to the study's press release.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz’ nomination to be Attorney General — the equivalent of an obscene gesture toward the Senate – suggests that some preservation instincts of co-exist along with doubts as to the strength of its backbone.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • John Zogby Grade: C Two new polls out late this week are very suggestive.
    Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 26 Oct. 2024
  • In research conducted last year by Interface and AI Forensics, the group found that users presented with a series of search suggestions most often picked the most suggestive headline available to click on.
    David Gilbert, WIRED, 16 July 2024
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • SpaceX reportedly settled a separate suit in 2018 that accused him of requesting an erotic massage from a flight attendant.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Audre Lorde evokes this common erotic force between the relationship of two people and creation.
    Vogue, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of erotic
Adjective
  • Its bawdy lampooning came in 1971 as a Carry On film, which may mean little to those of us who are not Brits of a certain age.
    Elle Carroll, Vulture, 18 June 2024
  • An American Werewolf in London (1981) John Landis helmed this subversive blend of werewolf mythos intertwined with revolting body horror, bawdy comedy, and genuine tragedy.
    EW.com, EW.com, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of bawdy
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