randy

/'rændi/
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Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Feeling or showing strong sexual desire; lustful: The primary meaning describes a state of heightened sexual interest or arousal.
    • (Informal, chiefly British) Sexually excited or eager: This is a common informal usage, similar in meaning to "horny."
Examples of Usage
  • Adjective:
    • He was feeling randy after their romantic date.
    • The novel's protagonist is portrayed as a randy young aristocrat.
    • She gave him a randy look from across the bar.
Advanced Usage
  • The term is informal and can be considered mildly vulgar or humorous depending on context. It is more commonly used in British English than in American English.
  • It is typically used to describe a temporary state of sexual excitement rather than a permanent character trait, though it can be used for both.
Variants and Related Words
  • Randiness (noun): The state or quality of being randy.
    • His constant randiness was starting to become a problem.
Synonyms
  • Horny (adj, informal): Sexually aroused.
  • Lustful (adj): Having or showing strong feelings of sexual desire.
  • Lecherous (adj): Having or showing excessive or offensive sexual desire.
  • Aroused (adj): Stimulated to sexual excitement.
Antonyms
  • Asexual (adj): Without sexual feelings or associations.
  • Chaste (adj): Abstaining from extramarital, or from all, sexual intercourse.
  • Frigid (adj, often offensive): Lacking sexual responsiveness.
Notes on Different Meanings
  • The definitions provided in the reference context from the English-Vietnamese dictionary ("to mồm, hay làm ồn ào" - loudmouthed, noisy; "hung hăng" - fierce) are archaic, dialectal (specifically Scots), or obsolete meanings not in common use in modern standard English. The primary contemporary meaning is related to sexual desire.
Adjective
  1. feeling great sexual desire
    • feeling horny

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