horned

American  

[hawrnd] / hɔrnd /

adjective

1. having horns (often used in combination).

   a horned beast; blunt-horned.

2. having or wearing a horn-shaped protuberance, ornament, or the like.

   the horned crags.

3. having a crescent-shaped part or form.

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horned British  

/ ˈhɔːnɪdnɪs, hɔːnd /

adjective

1. having a horn, horns, or hornlike parts

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Other Word Forms

• hornedness noun
• unhorned adjective

Etymology

Origin of horned

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; horn, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Triceratops and other horned dinosaurs had exceptionally large nasal cavities compared to most animals.

From Science Daily

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

We were soon greeted by Jack Levenberg, a docent and naturalist, with Sierra, a great horned owl, perched on his gloved hand.

From Los Angeles Times

It was, at first sight, a horned horse: larger than a cart horse, but thinner, gaunt: its ribs were visible, and its skull was vivid beneath its skin.

From Literature

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

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