horny

Meaning

  1. Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
  2. Having the hard consistency and pale colour of an animal's horn.
  3. Having horns.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈhɔːni/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English horny, equivalent to horn + -y. Compare German hornig. Compare also Dutch hoornachtig, Swedish hornaktig, Old English hyrniġ (“angular”).

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