randy
adjective
sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
randy
1 American
[ran-dee]
/ ˈræn di /
adjective
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randier,
comparative
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randiest
superlative
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sexually aroused; lustful; lecherous.
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Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.
noun
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randies
plural
randy
British
/ ˈrændɪ /
adjective
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informal
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sexually excited or aroused
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sexually eager or lustful
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lacking any sense of propriety or restraint; reckless
noun
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Church, who broke out as the oddball mechanic in "Wings," was Oscar-nominated for his role as the randy, engaged friend in "Sideways," and played the villain in "Spider-Man 3," is entirely convincing as Lloyd.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2022
It suggests that senior citizens are inherently scary or something to laugh at — and ones who are randy are scarier, and more laughable, still.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2022
The boys bounce a breathtaking 12 feet in the air and embellish their moves with multiple twists and an array of skills with names like kaboom, cody, ball-out, fliffus, rudi and randy.
From New York Times ● Aug. 7, 2018
Judi Dench, Alicia Vikander and Christoph Waltz can’t salvage this film featuring a badass abbess and a randy fishmonger shrieking about tulip futures.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2017
And yet I'll no say that neither; for if that randy wife was coming to Charlies-hope, she should have a pint bottle o' brandy and a pound o' tobacco to wear her through the winter.
From Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott
Bob Fontaine Jr. was a scout for six MLB teams and drafted Hall of Famers Ozzie Smith, Tony Gwynn and Randy Johnson, in addition to Jim Abbott and many other Angels stars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Randy Mastro, a lawyer for the plaintiffs, told the judge that the city was overstating the complexity of the process.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The more I thought about it, the more I realized there was something comforting about my conversation with Randy.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
Randy, secretly taking a GLP-1 himself, insists to his wife Sharon that his newly diminished appetite is simply evidence of superior habits.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
I called Randy and we discussed what we would do to block the execution, although we both knew that it was going to be difficult to obtain a stay at this stage.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Shoo wi' you, impident randies that ye are, shoo!
From The Black Douglas by Frank Richards
Sae loud the tongues o' randies grew, The flytin' and the skirlin' grew, At all the windows in the place, Wi' spoons or knives, wi' needle or awl, Was thrust out every hand and face.
From Bulchevy's Book of English Verse by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
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