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Definition of "horny" []

  • Having horns or hornlike projections. (adjective)
  • Made of horn or a similar substance. (adjective)
  • Tough and calloused: horny skin. (adjective)
  • Vulgar Slang Desirous of sexual activity. (adjective)
  • Vulgar Slang Sexually aroused. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "horny" in a sentence
  • "It doesn't contain anything terribly offensive, though the premiere does mention the existence of sex between alligators and use the word "horny.""
  • "And the images you conjure with "straddling glowing globes and caressing the giant W" makes us sound so freakin 'horny ... oh wait ... nevermind."
  • "I also wonder in how many cases people think that giving someone a pill that makes her horny is a lot easier than actually trying to, you know, like, find out what she likes."