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horn·y

(hôr′nē)

adj. horn·i·er, horn·i·est

1. Having horns or hornlike projections.

2. Made of horn or a similar substance.

3. Tough and calloused: horny skin.

4. Vulgar Slang

a. Desirous of sexual activity.

b. Sexually aroused.

[Sense 4, from horn, an erection.]

horn′i·ness n.

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horny

(ˈhɔːnɪ)

adj, hornier or horniest

1. of, like, or hard as horn

2. having a horn or horns

3. slang

a. sexually aroused

b. provoking or intended to provoke sexual arousal

c. sexually eager or lustful

ˈhornily adv

ˈhorniness n

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horn•y

(ˈhɔr ni)

adj. horn•i•er, horn•i•est.

1. consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.

2. having a horn or horns.

3. hornlike through hardening; callous: horny hands.

4. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.

a. lustful.

b. sexually excited.

[1350–1400]

horn′i•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	horny - feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny" randy, ruttish, turned on, steamy, aroused sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"
	2.	horny - having horns or hornlike projections; "horny coral"; "horny (or horned) frog" horned - having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind; "horned viper"; "great horned owl"; "the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"; "long-horned cattle"
	3.	horny - made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) corneous, hornlike hard - resisting weight or pressure

horny

adjective (Informal) aroused, excited, turned on (slang), randy (informal, chiefly Brit.), raunchy (slang), amorous, lustful horny adolescent boys

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Translations

سَهْل الإثارة جِنْسِيّاصَلْب كالقُرونقَرْني الشَّكل

mozolnatýnadrženýrohovitý

barkethornagtighornetliderligsexet

geil hornig schwielig

jarioso

calleux corné

felizgultkérgesszarus

gerîur úr horni, eins og hornharîur; siggróinn

arrapato calloso corneo

hornaktig kåt

mozoľnatýrohovitý

boynuz gibiboynuz gibi sertşehvetli

性冲动的粗硬起老茧的角状的

horny

[ˈhɔːnɪ] ADJ (hornier (compar) (horniest (superl)))

1. (= hard) [material] → córneo; [hands] → calloso

2. (= randy) → caliente, cachondo (Sp, Mex)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

horny

[ˈhɔː^rni] adj

(= aroused) → excité(e)

[hands] → calleux/euse

[nail, layer] → corné(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

horny

adj (+er)

(= like horn) → hornartig; hands etc → schwielig; soles → hornig

(inf) (= sexually aroused) → scharf (inf), → geil (inf); (Brit: = sexually attractive) → scharf (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

horny

[ˈhɔːnɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (like horn) → corneo/a; (hands) → incallito/a, calloso/a (fam) (randy) → arrapato/a, eccitato/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

horn

(hoːn) noun

1. a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc. A ram has horns.

2. the material of which this is made. spoons made of horn; (also adjective) horn spoons.

3. something which is made of horn. a shoehorn.

4. something which looks like a horn in shape. a snail's horns.

5. the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound. The driver blew his horn.

6. an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound. a hunting-horn.

7. (also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.

horned adjective

having a horn or horns. a horned animal.

-horned

a long-horned antelope.

ˈhorny adjective

1. like horn. a horny substance.

2. as hard as horn. horny hands.

3. (slang) sexually excited; easily aroused sexually. feeling horny.

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