horny

[ hawr-nee ]

adjective

, horn·i·er, horn·i·est.

1. consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
2. having a horn or horns or hornlike projections; horned.
3. hornlike as a result of hardening; callous:

   horny hands.

4. Slang: Vulgar.
   1. lustful.
   2. sexually excited.
5. Archaic. semiopaque or somewhat translucent, like horn.

horny

/ ˈhɔːnɪ /

adjective

1. of, like, or hard as horn
2. having a horn or horns
3. slang.
   1. sexually aroused
   2. provoking or intended to provoke sexual arousal
   3. sexually eager or lustful

Derived Forms

• ˈhornily, adverb
• ˈhorniness, noun

Other Words From

• horni·ly adverb
• horni·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of horny¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; horn + -y ¹

Example Sentences

Everyone is very horny, but also very miserable and horrible at communicating.

From Time

Grown men told them, “Me so horny,” they wrote, long before they even knew what the words meant.

From Washington Post

Horny teenagers and restrictions on premarital sex, experts say.

From Ozy

The family fish looked like a horn shark, so they named it Horny.

From Washington Post

Nymphs were natural spirits that liked to hang around in the water or woods … and they were super, super horny.

From Everything After Z

Porn star Holly Sampson, whose work includes Descent Into Bondage and Diary of a Horny Housewife.

From The Daily Beast

Horny beaks well developed; upper beak moderately arched and deeply indented; lower beak slightly indented.

From Project Gutenberg

Horny disc.The general shape of the disc, its irregularity and position, have been already described.

From Project Gutenberg

Horny-handed farmers insisted on coming up and shaking his hand, slapping him on the back, inviting him to supper.

From Project Gutenberg

Horny beaks of epidermal origin occur casing the jaw-bones in several widely distinct groups of animals.

From Project Gutenberg

Horny claws occur on the ends of some or all of the digits in most living reptiles.

From Project Gutenberg