"The old cow had a large, sharp horn that pierced through the fence before she could be restrained."
In plain English: Horny means having a strong sexual desire for someone else.
"The long day at work left him feeling very horny by evening."
Usage: In everyday usage, "horny" describes a state of sexual arousal and should not be used to mean hard or sharp like an animal's horn. The term for the latter meaning is "horned," while "horny" specifically refers to sexual desire in modern English.
Example Sentences
"The long day at work left him feeling very horny by evening."adj
"After being stuck in traffic for an hour, he felt too hot and sweaty to care about anything but getting home."adj
"The sudden noise from the kitchen made her jump, forgetting she had been distracted by his earlier comments."adj
"It was a long day at work, and all he wanted now was to relax on the couch with a cold drink."adj
Horny comes from the Middle English combination of "horn" and "-y," originally describing something that has a hard, curved surface like an animal's horn. The word eventually took on its modern sexual meaning through a shift in usage rather than a change in its literal root.