as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
in her view, "teenage boys are perpetually horny"
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Recent Examples of horny
The horny women and club rat gays of cinemaland will never forget this slight.
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Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Moore and Ty Burrell play horny neighbors interested in seducing Zoë Kravitz.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Getty Images The summer of the extremely horny perimenopausal novel appears to have yielded rich IP fruit, as Miranda July’s 2024 book All Fours is being adapted into a TV series by Starz.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Soon: Baldur’s Gate 3 ($60+) Baldur's Gate 3 is full of horny characters.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horny
Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
Moore and Ty Burrell play horny neighbors interested in seducing Zoë Kravitz.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Getty Images The summer of the extremely horny perimenopausal novel appears to have yielded rich IP fruit, as Miranda July’s 2024 book All Fours is being adapted into a TV series by Starz.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025
Soon: Baldur’s Gate 3 ($60+) Baldur's Gate 3 is full of horny characters.
—Brad Bourque, WIRED, 21 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for horny
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horny
Adjective
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Sanchez, who described herself as a passionate volleyball player in her youth, talked of girls’ losing coveted spots on teams, and in some cases suffering injuries during games because of trans athletes unfairly competing against them.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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The couple alternates between passionate embraces and domestic tension (an ambulance shows up in their driveway, at one point, its whirring red and blue light hinting something sinister has just taken place).—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some bees can remember experiencing high heat and weigh this against the reward of sugar when it’s offered in hot containers.—
Bob Fischer,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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The script, from first-time feature writer Nora Garrett, was a hot property among readers in recent years.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
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Instead of worrying that rich foods would lead to lustful appetites, Americans began worrying that rich foods would kill their libidos.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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The story about Dieter sounds mostly made up, likely by a lustful Kier who invented a lustful brother to cover up his secret shame.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horny. Accessed 12 Apr. 2025.
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