Pruriently

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Prurient \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.
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           The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object
           to object of illicit attraction.         --I. Taylor.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pruriently
       adv : in a prurient manner