Definition of HORNED

horned

Meanings

Verb

  • stab or pierce with a horn or tusk
    • "the rhino horned the explorer"
  • simple past and past participle of horn

Adjective

  • having a horn or horns or hornlike parts or horns of a particular kind
    • "horned viper"
    • "great horned owl"
    • "the unicorn--a mythical horned beast"
    • "long-horned cattle"

Adj

  • Having horns.
  • Cuckolded.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English horned, hornyd, from Old English hyrned, ġehyrned (“having horns; horned”),
from Proto-Germanic *hurnidaz (“horned”), past participle of Proto-Germanic *hurnijaną (“to horn; provide or fit with horns”); equivalent to horn (“noun”) + -ed. Cognate with Dutch gehoornd (“horned”),
German gehörnt (“horned”), Danish hornede (“horned”).

Synonyms

cornigerous, horn, tusk

Antonyms

hornless

Scrabble Score: 10

horned is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
horned is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
horned is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

horned is a valid Words With Friends word