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horniest

horniest is the superlative form of horny.

Meaning of horny

Adjective

horny (comparative hornier, superlative horniest)

  1. Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
    • Two Dwarfs were at the bellows, another was holding a piece of red-hot metal on the anvil with a pair of tongs, a fourth was hammering it, and two, wiping their horny little hands on a greasy cloth, were coming forward to meet the visitors.1951, C. S. Lewis, Prince Caspian, Collins, published 1998, Chapter 6
  2. Having the hard consistency and pale colour of an animal's horn.
    • She could not see, for her whitish eyes were covered with a horny film.1886 October – 1887 January, H[enry] Rider Haggard, She: A History of Adventure, London: Longmans, Green, and Co., published 1887, →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    ceratose
  3. Having horns.
    • In 1997, 4th and 5th grade Waterville Elementary students told me they saw Short-horned lizards (commonly known as Horny toads) all around their area.2006 January, Karen M. Dvornich, “Short-horned Lizard”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), archived from the original on 28 Oct 2010
    Synonyms:
    horned
  4. (slang) Sexually aroused.
    • [H]er thick, gurgling voice saying […]: "Get it in all the way… please, please do… I’m horny."1949, Henry Miller, Sexus (The Rosy Crucifixion), Grove Press, published 1965, →ISBN, page 104
  5. (slang) Sexually exciting; arousing.
    • It's hard to find good fanart of this character because most of the drawings are super horny.

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Questions about horniest

What is horniest the superlative form of?
Horniest is the superlative form of horny.

Words near horniest in the dictionary

  1. hornguides
  2. Horniblow
  3. Hornick
  4. Hornicks
  5. hornier
  6. horniest
  7. hornification
  8. hornifications
  9. hornified
  10. hornifies
  11. hornify

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