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
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in her view, “teenage boys are perpetually horny”
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Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
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Frozone from The Incredibles seems to be a real ladies man, and Elastigirl’s hourglass figure has always been internet-famous, inspiring many memes, and one extremely horny Incredibles review.
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Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
The film follows a cohort of dumb horny college kids (including a pre-Thor Chris Hemsworth) who don’t know they’re being manipulated into a horror-movie-esque death.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2024
Erroneously billed as The Final Chapter, this fourth film in the saga does everything an '80s slasher is supposed to do — namely, put a bunch of horny teenagers in a cabin and let Jason Voorhees pick them off one by one.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Frozone from The Incredibles seems to be a real ladies man, and Elastigirl’s hourglass figure has always been internet-famous, inspiring many memes, and one extremely horny Incredibles review.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horny. Accessed 26 Nov. 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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