单词 | horny |
释义 | horny (once / 4106 pages) 1adj 2adj Things that are horny either look like or are made of an animal’s horn or a similar hard material. The thick, hard nail on your big toe could be described as horny. The word horny, describing the bony projection on an animal's head, appeared in English before the 10th century. An informal meaning — that of being sexually aroused — appeared later. Male physical arousal was crudely referred to as "having the horn” in the late 18th century before becoming the word horny in the mid-19th century. First used exclusively for men, the word now describes women's sexual feelings as well. WORD FAMILYhorny: hornier, horniest, hornily, horniness+/dehorn: dehorned, dehorning/horn: dehorn, horned, horning, hornist, hornless, hornlike, horns, horny USAGE EXAMPLESNever forget this powerful axiom: Patrick Ewing is never not horny. The Guardian(Nov 15, 2016) “Four Play” by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns This song is funky like “The Notebook” is sad. Salon(Nov 12, 2016) Some had a thick, horny bill paired with powerful jaw muscles, which meant they probably cracked open and ate clams. National Geographic(Nov 10, 2016) 1 1adj having horns or hornlike projections horny coral horny (or horned) frog Syn horned having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind 2adj made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn) 2Syn corneous, hornlike hard resisting weight or pressure adj feeling great sexual desire feeling horny Syn aroused, randy, ruttish, steamy, turned on sexy marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest |
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