horny

American  

[hawr-nee] / ˈhɔr ni /

adjective

hornier, horniest

1. consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.

2. having a horn or horns or hornlike projections; horned.

3. hornlike as a result of hardening; callous.

   horny hands.

4. Slang: Vulgar.

   1. lustful.

   2. sexually excited.

5. Archaic. semiopaque or somewhat translucent, like horn.

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horny British  

/ ˈhɔːnɪ /

adjective

1. of, like, or hard as horn

2. having a horn or horns

3. slang

   1. sexually aroused

   2. provoking or intended to provoke sexual arousal

   3. sexually eager or lustful

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Other Word Forms

• hornily adverb
• horniness noun

Etymology

Origin of horny

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; horn + -y ¹

Example Sentences

It is one of the horniest moments in all of 20th-century literature.

From The Guardian

The researchers have said that the hornier students were only “mildly intoxicated”.

From The Guardian

I’m just a passenger in a life that is nothing like my own where these absolutely jacked, hypertan models are having the horniest summer of their lives.

From New York Times

Instagram said it wasn’t a popular feature, but it was a reliable showcase of your friends’ horniest faves, and led to neat weirdo art projects like the Photos Drake Liked Tumblr.

From The Verge

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