horny [
'hɒ:ni]
a. 角的, 似角一样坚硬的, 角质的, 老茧的
[医] 角性的, 角的
hornyhornier, horniest[ adj ]- feeling great sexual desire
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feeling horny
- having horns or hornlike projections
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horny coral
horny (or horned) frog
- made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
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Horny \Horn"y\, a. [Compar. {Hornier}; superl. {Horniest}.]
1. Having horns or hornlike projections. --Gay.
2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling
horn; of the nature of horn. ``The horny . . . coat of the
eye.'' --Ray.
3. Hard; callous. ``His horny fist.'' --Dryden.
- "So I'm here today to represent the rabbits and the horny toads," he told laughing lawmakers and applauding spectators.
- To be sure, the Giants' defense had its usual, horny hand in the win.