as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
in her view, "teenage boys are perpetually horny"
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Recent Examples of horny
Angela is both recklessly horny and profoundly insecure, a combination that is powerfully recognizable to anyone who’s ever been 15.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Never underestimate the will of a horny woman on a mission.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Think about the long history of ravenously horny animators drawing their dream girls to life: Betty Boop, Jessica Rabbit, Lola Bunny, pretty Disney princesses and countless hyper-sexualized anime girls.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
Never underestimate the will of a horny woman on a mission.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 Dec. 2024
Think about the long history of ravenously horny animators drawing their dream girls to life: Betty Boop, Jessica Rabbit, Lola Bunny, pretty Disney princesses and countless hyper-sexualized anime girls.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horny
Adjective
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Leave it to my grandfather—and Southern Living editors—to have passionate opinions about this classic sweet.—
Betsy Cribb Watson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025
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Start taking a closer look at sports that might be considered new but have passionate competitors and advocates.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The vapor chamber cooling system is larger on all three—a crucial component to keep the phones from getting too hot during intense gaming sessions—with the chamber in the S25 Ultra getting a 40 percent size bump.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
22 Jan. 2025
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The Pacers are hot — winners of eight of their last 10, a streak that has coincided, in part, with Haliburton’s improvement.—
Joe Vardon,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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However, Orlok is secretly an agent of evil who haunts Hutter’s new wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) into lustful submission.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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Furthermore, the film hinges on the passionate, lustful romance between Fiennes and Mol, a fire that supposedly burns for over 14 years, but the palpable lack of chemistry between the two leads renders the love story completely ineffective.—
Vikram Murthi,
Vulture,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horny. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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