horny
A horny male Nubian ibex.
Meaning
Adjective
- Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
- Having the hard consistency and pale colour of an animal's horn.
- Having horns.
- Sexually aroused.
- Sexually arousing.
Origin
- From Middle English horny, equivalent to horn + -y. Compare German hornig. Compare also Dutch hoornachtig, Swedish hornaktig, Old English hyrniġ.
Modern English dictionary
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