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
And now, Prince Akeem is not a randy young heir but an established family man.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 4, 2021
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
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
Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, filed a letter on Tuesday contesting the automatic stay and maintaining that the court’s emergency pause is still in effect.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“The rollout of this surcharge is a debacle,” said Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs who also brought the lawsuit against Mamdani’s rent freeze earlier this summer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Parks, who had previously won Paralympic gold in wheelchair racing, won the inaugural doubles with Randy Snow.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2026
The credits will allow DreamWorks Animation to keep production on two of its “most valuable franchises” in California, Randy Lake, chief operating officer, said in a statement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
In La Tuna prison in Texas, Randy Kehler read that day’s Times with a smile.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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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