Definitions
made of horn (or of a substance resembling horn)
Word origin
From Middle English horny, equivalent to horn + -y. Compare German hornig. Compare also Dutch hoornachtig, Swedish hornaktig, Old English hyrniġ (“angular”). Piecewise doublet of corny.
Used in a sentence
“She could not see, for her whitish eyes were covered with a horny film.”
“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.”
“[H]er thick, gurgling voice saying […]: "Get it in all the way… please, please do… I’m horny."”
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01“Made of keratin”5 letters
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