voyeuristic
adjective
voy·eur·is·tic
ˌvwä-(ˌ)yər-ˈi-stik 
ˌvȯi-ər-
ˌvȯi-ər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a voyeur
voyeuristic drives
… confronting her beauty gave him a bad conscience and made him feel shamefully voyeuristic …—
Phillip Roth
: relating to or derived from voyeurism
Phillip Rothvoyeuristic pleasure
Through the video surveillance system, Polly engages in voyeuristic eavesdropping.—Judith Mayne
Judith Mayne… to demonstrate that the voyeuristic thrill of watching a stripper ceases at the moment of nakedness.—Mark Morris
Mark Morris
voyeuristically
ˌvwä-(ˌ)yər-ˈi-sti-k(ə-)lē
adverb
ˌvȯi-ər-
In that film, the cameras voyeuristically followed actor Richard Gere as he worked out and dressed up.
—The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
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The voyeuristic point of the show, however, is to be invasive.
—Tim Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There’s also a bit more set-dressing, a light amount of furniture to evoke a Nordic resort, as well as a constellation of lamps that give the stage a warm orange glow in contrast to the voyeuristic blue glare through a curtain at the side of a stage (the lighting design is by Isabella Byrd).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2025
When the escorts arrived, Combs instructed Ventura to explain his voyeuristic fantasy and to try to suss out whether the escort was a cop.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2025
For some, watching the film might seem like a gruesome voyeuristic act, even if the scene in question is not a part of the final cut.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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Tim Graham, New York Times, 22 May 2025
There’s also a bit more set-dressing, a light amount of furniture to evoke a Nordic resort, as well as a constellation of lamps that give the stage a warm orange glow in contrast to the voyeuristic blue glare through a curtain at the side of a stage (the lighting design is by Isabella Byrd).
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2025
When the escorts arrived, Combs instructed Ventura to explain his voyeuristic fantasy and to try to suss out whether the escort was a cop.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 May 2025
For some, watching the film might seem like a gruesome voyeuristic act, even if the scene in question is not a part of the final cut.
—Jane Onyanga-Omara, USA Today, 3 May 2025
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voyeuristic
adjective
voy·eur·is·tic
ˌvwä-(ˌ)yər-ˈis-tik
ˌvȯi-ər-
ˌvȯi-ər-
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a voyeur
voyeuristic drives
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