Bawdy vs Horny - What's the difference?
bawdy | horny |
(obsolete) Soiled, dirty.
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*:whanne he had ouertaken the damoysel / anone she sayd what dost thow here / thou stynkest al of the kechyn / thy clothes ben bawdy of the greece and talowe that thou gaynest in kyng Arthurs kechyn
Obscene; filthy; unchaste.
(of language) Sexual in nature and usually meant to be humorous but considered rude.
Hard or bony, like an animal's horn.
Having horns
(informal, vulgar) Sexually aroused.
* {{quote-book, year=1949, author=Henry Miller, title=Sexus
, passage=Her thick, gurgling voice saying...: "Get it in all the way... please, please do... I’m horny ."}}
* {{quote-journal, year=1971, date=October, journal=Black World, page=65/1
, passage=Ain’t that the horny bitch that was grindin with the blind dude.}}
As adjectives the difference between bawdy and horny
is that bawdy is (obsolete) soiled, dirty while horny is hard or bony, like an animal's horn.bawdy
English
Adjective
(en-adj)Derived terms
* bawdily * bawdiness * bawdy houseReferences
*horny
English
Adjective
(er)- "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." http://depts.washington.edu/natmap/projects/waterville/begin.html
- That girl makes me feel horny .