horned
Americanadjective
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having horns (often used in combination).
a horned beast; blunt-horned.
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having or wearing a horn-shaped protuberance, ornament, or the like.
the horned crags.
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having a crescent-shaped part or form.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- hornedness noun
- unhorned adjective
Etymology
Origin of horned
Example Sentences
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Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2026
The coinage is a nod to Brünnhilde, a soprano role stereotypically portrayed as a robust figure in a horned helmet.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
There's a bone-white lobster, suctioned up for examination at the surface, and a horned sea cucumber whose mast-like spikes collapse into black spaghetti when it arrives on the ship.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
The great horned owl is considered the largest owl in North America, according to the Santa Barbara Audubon Society.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 21, 2025
Her fingers linger atop a particularly bad drawing of some sort of horned creature hovering above a circle with holes in it.
From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon
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