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horn⋅y

  [hawr-nee]
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–adjective, horn⋅i⋅er, horn⋅i⋅est.
1. consisting of a horn or a hornlike substance; corneous.
2. having a horn or horns or hornlike projections; horned.
3. hornlike as a result of hardening; callous: horny hands.
4. Slang: Vulgar.
a. lustful.
b. sexually excited.
5. Archaic. semiopaque or somewhat translucent, like horn.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see horn, -y 1

Related forms:
horn⋅i⋅ly, adverb
horn⋅i⋅ness, noun
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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

    1. Desirous of sexual activity.

    2. Sexually aroused.


[Sense 4, from horn, an erection.]
horn'i·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
horny

  1. mod.
    sexually aroused; in need of sexual release. (Refers to the horns of the goat, not a car horn. The goat is a symbol of lust. Usually objectionable.) : He said he was so horny he could honk. What did he mean?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

horny 
"lustful, sexually aroused," definitely in use 1889, perhaps attested as early as 1863; from late 18c. slang expression to have the horn, suggestive of male sexual excitement (but eventually applied to women as well); see horn.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: horny
Pronunciation: 'hor-nE
Function: adjective
Inflected Forms: horn·i·er; -est
1 a : composed of orresembling tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin : KERATINOUS <horny tissue> horny material has been … cut away —Morris Fishbein> b : being hard or callused <horny-handed>
2 : having horns
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

horny horn·y (hôr'nē)
adj. horn·i·er, horn·i·est

  1. Made of horn or a similar substance.

  2. Tough and calloused, as of skin.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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