hornier; horniest
1
a
: of or made of horn (see horn sense 1d)
a horny growth
b
: having a hard calloused surface or texture
horny skin
horny-handed
c
of a mineral
: compact and homogeneous with a dull luster
2
: having horns (see horn sense 1)
3
[horn erect penis + -y entry 1]
a
: desiring sexual gratification
horny teenagers
b
: excited sexually
horniness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of horny in a Sentence
in her view, “teenage boys are perpetually horny”
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Ben’s horny, long-distance girlfriend Claire (Ava DeMary), who’s still in high school back home, monopolizes his time and takes him for granted.
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
After a few training montages and a brief interview with facility manager Didi (Stephanie Beatriz), Charles moves into Pacific View to begin the process of meeting the staff and fellow residents, who are variously enthusiastic and sad, bored and over-programmed, lonely and horny.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
He’s depicted as a quirky, horny saint whose only real sin was loving women, cake, and a menagerie of pets a little too intensely.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
As the quiet residential neighborhood slumbers, Faith (Nikki Hahn) and Ryan (Brandon Butler) fight for their lives like the horny kids in Halloween.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
After a few training montages and a brief interview with facility manager Didi (Stephanie Beatriz), Charles moves into Pacific View to begin the process of meeting the staff and fellow residents, who are variously enthusiastic and sad, bored and over-programmed, lonely and horny.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
He’s depicted as a quirky, horny saint whose only real sin was loving women, cake, and a menagerie of pets a little too intensely.
—Leila Latif, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
As the quiet residential neighborhood slumbers, Faith (Nikki Hahn) and Ryan (Brandon Butler) fight for their lives like the horny kids in Halloween.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horny. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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horny
adjective
hornier; horniest
1
: made of horn or of something resembling horn
2
: hard entry 1 sense 1, callous
the horny layer of the skin of the hands
Medical Definition
horny
adjective
hornier; horniest
1
a
: composed of or resembling tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin : keratinous
horny tissue
after the horny material has been … cut away—Morris Fishbein
Morris Fishbein
b
: being hard or callused
horny-handed
2
: having horns
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