horny
consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
having a horn or horns or hornlike projections; horned.
hornlike as a result of hardening; callous: horny hands.
Slang: Vulgar.
sexually excited.
Archaic. semiopaque or somewhat translucent, like horn.
Origin of horny
1Other words from horny
- horn·i·ly, adverb
- horn·i·ness, noun
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How to use horny in a sentence
Horniness packs side-by-side by with a deeper loneliness along the walls of The Park.
The Craziest Date Night for Single Jews, Where Mistletoe Is Ditched for Shots | Emily Shire | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis sexual promiscuity is exposed in the film, but it does not evolve past youthful horniness and bad judgment.
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British Dictionary definitions for horny
/ (ˈhɔːnɪ) /
of, like, or hard as horn
having a horn or horns
slang
sexually aroused
provoking or intended to provoke sexual arousal
sexually eager or lustful
Derived forms of horny
- hornily, adverb
- horniness, noun
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