randy
adjective
sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
randy
1 American
[ran-dee]
/ ˈræn di /
adjective
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randier,
comparative
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randiest
superlative
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sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
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Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.
noun
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randies
plural
randy
British
/ ˈrændɪ /
adjective
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informal
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sexually excited or aroused
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sexually eager or lustful
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lacking any sense of propriety or restraint; reckless
noun
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Church, who broke out as the oddball mechanic in "Wings," was Oscar-nominated for his role as the randy, engaged friend in "Sideways," and played the villain in "Spider-Man 3," is entirely convincing as Lloyd.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2022
It suggests that senior citizens are inherently scary or something to laugh at — and ones who are randy are scarier, and more laughable, still.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022
The boys bounce a breathtaking 12 feet in the air and embellish their moves with multiple twists and an array of skills with names like kaboom, cody, ball-out, fliffus, rudi and randy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2018
Judi Dench, Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz can’t salvage this film featuring a badass abbess and a randy fishmonger shrieking about tulip futures.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2017
Wind-list, white streak of faint cloud across a blue sky, showing the direction of the wind.Shuffler, man employed about a farmyard.Randy go, uproar.“I could not sleep for that there randy go they was making.”
From John Keble's Parishes by Charlotte Mary Yonge
Attorneys Stephen Ferrell, Kelly Gleason and Randy Spivey said the governor's decision "leaves unanswered vital questions about Tennessee's execution protocol".
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The author sent Randy Garutti, the man who had pushed Mr. Meyer to open a second Shake Shack two years earlier, to Dubai.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In these forums, one name kept coming up: Captain Randy Cramer.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
When Kenny’s father asks what everyone is doing outside his home, Randy is wonderfully concise: “We’re gentrifying. It’s all good.”
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I’ve still got the smell in my hair and ashes under my fingernails,” Randy said, looking at his hands.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
Shoo wi' you, impident randies that ye are, shoo!
From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards
Sae loud the tongues o' randies grew, The flytin' and the skirlin' grew, At all the windows in the place, Wi' spoons or knives, wi' needle or awl, Was thrust out every hand and face.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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