randy

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adjective

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chiefly Scotland : having a coarse manner
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randiness noun

randy

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noun

plural randies
chiefly Scotland
: a scolding or dissolute woman

Examples of randy in a Sentence

Adjective She was feeling a little randy.
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Adjective
Another member of the household who just happens to be passing by in one of the residence’s many hallways is Nadja, whose attraction to randy Englishmen seems to cross generational boundaries as well. Katie Rife, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 Bernadette’s unexpected arrival suggests that being randy runs in the family. Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024 Based on Robert Altman’s Oscar-winning black comedy, this long-running CBS sitcom found humor and randy romance in the grimmest of places: An overwhelmed mobile army surgical hospital in the Korean War. Ew Staff Published, EW.com, 5 Sep. 2024 At the time of Claire Hough's murder, Kevin Brown was a bachelor in his 30s and had a randy reputation at the crime lab. Richard Schlesinger, CBS News, 6 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for randy 

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably from obsolete rand to rant

First Known Use

Adjective

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1762, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of randy was in 1665

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“Randy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randy. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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