as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
in her view, "teenage boys are perpetually horny"
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Recent Examples of horny
Her face was an amalgam of horny disbelief and disgust.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
What goes into creating the audio for a sequence full of horny frogs?
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
These screaming, horny frogs gave us an answer about what’s been going on.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
The horny women and club rat gays of cinemaland will never forget this slight.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 24 Mar. 2025
What goes into creating the audio for a sequence full of horny frogs?
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 21 Mar. 2025
These screaming, horny frogs gave us an answer about what’s been going on.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2025
The horny women and club rat gays of cinemaland will never forget this slight.
—Vulture Staff, Vulture, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horny
Adjective
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Livvy Dunne gave a passionate testimony during a final hearing regarding the NCAA's $2.8 billion settlement.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Clara’s Table restaurant is Dearborn Inn’s tribute to Henry Ford’s wife, Clara, a passionate horticulturist and gracious hostess.—
Devorah Lev-Tov,
AFAR Media,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some bees can remember experiencing high heat and weigh this against the reward of sugar when it’s offered in hot containers.—
Bob Fischer,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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The script, from first-time feature writer Nora Garrett, was a hot property among readers in recent years.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Instead of worrying that rich foods would lead to lustful appetites, Americans began worrying that rich foods would kill their libidos.—
Rachel Hope Cleves / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Feb. 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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“Horny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horny. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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