as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
in her view, "teenage boys are perpetually horny"
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Recent Examples of horny
Carmen’s horny, boundary-bulldozing roommate Hailee (the mononymous actor Holmes), who’s more of an accent than a model for others to follow.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 15 May 2025
Directed by Martha Coolidge, Real Genius is horny, silly, and devoutly countercultural, all anchored by a handsome star with a twinkle in his eye.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Experimental, political, and unabashedly erotic games that are both ideological and unabashedly horny are everywhere.
—Linda Codega, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Making sure that future generations will be able to hear Elton John sing about ‘hunting the horny back toad’?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 15 May 2025
Directed by Martha Coolidge, Real Genius is horny, silly, and devoutly countercultural, all anchored by a handsome star with a twinkle in his eye.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2025
Experimental, political, and unabashedly erotic games that are both ideological and unabashedly horny are everywhere.
—Linda Codega, Them, 14 Feb. 2025
Making sure that future generations will be able to hear Elton John sing about ‘hunting the horny back toad’?
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horny
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And to the passionate fans who’ve boldly joined us on this journey — THANK YOU.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
12 June 2025
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Formula 1 Key Takeaways Formula 1 Is Luxury’s Most Sophisticated Customer Acquisition Platform While other sports offer visibility, F1 provides 800 million passionate consumers who are aligned with standards that truly make a luxury product.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Conners shot 72-74 in the first two rounds and got off to a hot start on Saturday.—
Savannah Leigh Richardson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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During the first and third rounds, Spaun picked up ground against the field with a hot putter, gaining four shots on the greens on Thursday and 2.84 on Saturday.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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The lustful reggaeton-bachata song about a twisted love affair would shock fans upon its release in the spring of 2005.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2025
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One of my obsessions is the hip-hop love song, and how the exaggerated, theatrical, and lustful nature of the genre makes for some of the realest and funniest depictions of catching feelings.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
2 May 2025
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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horny. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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