as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
in her view, "teenage boys are perpetually horny"
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Recent Examples of horny
The men and women are split into separate villas, and a bunch of attractive, horny singles then try to tempt them into having affairs.
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Margot’s brood in particular — including her critical and pessimistic mom (Celia Weston) and horny aunt (Leanne Morgan) — get their time to shine.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Yeoh clearly had a blast playing a sadistic, horny version of the kind and upstanding Captain Georgiou who died in Discovery's premiere.
—Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
As was the trend, OK Go’s music was horny, straightforward, garage-y rock, and the videos that went along with it were similarly paint-by-numbers.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
Margot’s brood in particular — including her critical and pessimistic mom (Celia Weston) and horny aunt (Leanne Morgan) — get their time to shine.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2025
Yeoh clearly had a blast playing a sadistic, horny version of the kind and upstanding Captain Georgiou who died in Discovery's premiere.
—Ars Technica, 28 Jan. 2025
As was the trend, OK Go’s music was horny, straightforward, garage-y rock, and the videos that went along with it were similarly paint-by-numbers.
—Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horny
Adjective
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Dr Margie Warrell is a leadership coach, author and keynote speaker who is passionate about helping women lead boldly.—
Margie Warrell,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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And Mahnaz Ispahani Bartos, who has built a passionate following of serious collectors with her Mahnaz Collection of rare jewelry, is now bringing vintage watches into the mix.—
Julie Belcove,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Eventually, that capacitor discharges, and out shoots a lightning bolt, five times hotter than the surface of the Sun.—
Chris Wright,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2025
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Spring is getting warmer overall and featuring more unusually hot days in most U.S. cities, including Houston, a new analysis finds.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
11 Mar. 2025
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The story about Dieter sounds mostly made up, likely by a lustful Kier who invented a lustful brother to cover up his secret shame.—
Josh Wigler,
The Hollywood Reporter,
10 Feb. 2025
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However, Orlok is secretly an agent of evil who haunts Hutter’s new wife Ellen (Lily-Rose Depp) into lustful submission.—
Rudie Obias,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horny. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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