horny

adjective

ˈhȯr-nē

hornier; horniest

Synonyms of horny next

: of or made of horn (see horn sense 1d)

a horny growth

: having a hard calloused surface or texture

horny skin

horny-handed

of a mineral : compact and homogeneous with a dull luster

: having horns (see horn sense 1)

[horn erect penis + -y entry 1]

: desiring sexual gratification

horny teenagers

: excited sexually

horniness noun

Example Sentences

in her view, “teenage boys are perpetually horny”

Recent Examples on the Web Roth’s relationships with Norma Haverhill (Sigourney Weaver) — the estate’s haughty, shrewish, horny heiress — and Maya Core (Quintessa Swindell), her estranged, mixed-race grandniece whom Roth is instructed to train and educate, are preposterously contrived. —

Armond White, National Review, 24 May 2023 Speaking of, according to insiders (and Twitter chatter), the picket lines at Netflix have emerged as, ahem, the horniest of them all. —

Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023 Honoré recalls the dirt of a horny adolescent’s lust, the emotional confusion that twists desire for contact and intimacy into degradation, self-abnegation, and the longing for salvation — needs effaced by the title’s unclear American translation. —

Armond White, National Review, 5 May 2023 Like, sorry: tremolo, pizzicato, andante, pianissimo, forte, and more are simply horny words. —

Vulture, 1 May 2023 Perfect Match, Netflix’s new dating show, is like Circus of the Stars — except for horny F-listers. —

Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2023 But people were too eager, too happy, too horny. —

Emily Witt, The New Yorker, 24 June 2021 This may, in fact, be the least horny Dracula in recent memory—an impressive feat, given that he's played by Nic Cage. —

A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Apr. 2023 Jack Black, who voices this horny demon, gives a stupendous performance. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Apr. 2023 See More

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