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horny

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horn·y  (hôrn)
adj. horn·i·er, horn·i·est
1. Having horns or hornlike projections.
2. Made of horn or a similar substance.
3. Tough and calloused: horny skin.
4. Vulgar Slang
a. Desirous of sexual activity.
b. Sexually aroused.

[Sense 4, from horn, an erection.]

horni·ness n.

horny [ˈhɔːnɪ]
adj hornier, horniest
1. of, like, or hard as horn
2. having a horn or horns
3. Slang
a.  sexually aroused
b.  provoking or intended to provoke sexual arousal
c.  sexually eager or lustful
hornily  adv
horniness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hornyhorny - feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"
sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
2.horny - having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog"
horned - having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind; "horned viper"; "great horned owl"; "the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"; "long-horned cattle"
3.horny - made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
hard - resisting weight or pressure

horny
adjective (Informal) aroused, excited, turned on (slang), randy (informal, chiefly Brit.), raunchy (slang), amorous, lustful horny adolescent boys
Translations
horny [ˈhɔːnɪ] ADJ (hornier (compar) (horniest (superl)))
1. (= hard) [material] → córneo; [hands] → calloso
2. (= randy) → caliente, cachondo(Sp, Mex)
horny [ˈhɔːrni] adj
(= aroused) → excité(e)
[hands] → calleux/euse
[nail, layer] → corné(e)
horny
adj (+er)
(= like horn)hornartig; hands etcschwielig; soleshornig
(inf) (= sexually aroused)scharf (inf), → geil (inf); (Brit: = sexually attractive) → scharf (inf)
horny [ˈhɔːnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (like horn) → corneo/a; (hands) → incallito/a, calloso/a (fam) (randy) → arrapato/a, eccitato/a
horny [ˈhɔːnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (like horn) → corneo/a; (hands) → incallito/a, calloso/a (fam) (randy) → arrapato/a, eccitato/a


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