randy

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adjective

ˈran-dē How to pronounce randy (audio)
Synonyms of randynext
1
chiefly Scotland : having a coarse manner
2
: lustful, lecherous
randiness noun

randy

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noun

plural randies
chiefly Scotland
: a scolding or dissolute woman

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Examples of randy in a Sentence

Adjective She was feeling a little randy.
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Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun. — Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026 Once a floor supervisor took over the call then those randy, rowdy voices would settle down, usually. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 Bernadette’s unexpected arrival suggests that being randy runs in the family. — Lisa Kennedy, The Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2024 McNamara’s screenplays are equally strange and enchanting, but also florid, absurd and randy. — Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for randy

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

probably from obsolete rand to rant

First Known Use

Adjective

1665, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1762, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of randy was in 1665

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“Randy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/randy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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