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ran·dy

(răn′dē)

adj. ran·di·er, ran·di·est

a. Desirous of sexual activity.

b. Sexually aroused.

2. Scots Ill-mannered.

[Possibly from obsolete rand, to rant, from obsolete Dutch randen, ranten.]

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randy

(ˈrændɪ)

adj, randier or randiest

1. informal chiefly

a. sexually excited or aroused

b. sexually eager or lustful

2. chiefly Scot lacking any sense of propriety or restraint; reckless

n, pl randies

chiefly

a. a rude or reckless person

b. a coarse rowdy woman

[C17: probably from obsolete rand to rant]

ˈrandily adv

ˈrandiness n

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rand•y

(ˈræn di)

adj. rand•i•er, rand•i•est.

1. sexually aroused; lustful.

2. Chiefly Scot. rude and aggressive.

[1690–1700; rand (obsolete variant of rant) + -y¹]

rand′i•ness, n.

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Adj.

randy - feeling great sexual desire; "feeling horny"

horny, ruttish, turned on, steamy, aroused

sexy - marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest; "feeling sexy"; "sexy clothes"; "sexy poses"; "a sexy book"; "sexy jokes"

randy

adjective (Informal) lustful, hot, sexy (informal), turned-on (slang), aroused, raunchy (slang), horny (slang), amorous, lascivious, lecherous, sexually excited, concupiscent, satyric It was extremely hot and I was feeling rather randy.

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Translations

geil

lascivo chiassoso eccitato [sessualmente]

randy

[ˈrændɪ] ADJ (randier (compar) (randiest (superl))) (Brit) (= aroused) → caliente, cachondo, arrecho (esp LAm)
to feel randy → estar caliente, estar cachondo

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randy

[ˈrændi] adj (British)

(= sexually aroused) → excité(e)
to feel randy → être excité(e)
to get randy → devenir excité(e)

(by nature) → lubrique

randy

adj (+er) (Brit) → scharf (inf), → geil; you randy old devil → du alter Lustmolch (inf)

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randy

[ˈrændɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (Brit) (fam) → arrapato/a

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