adj, horn*i*er  -est  1 a  :  composed of or resembling tough fibrous material consisting chiefly of keratin  :  KERATINOUS < tissue>  <after the material has been … cut away -Morris Fishbein>   b  :  being hard or callused <horny-handed>   2  :  having horns .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  her·nia  her·o·in  horn 
 
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