horny
Meaning
- Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
- Having the hard consistency and pale colour of an animal's horn.
- Having horns.
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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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