Horny \Horn"y\, a. [Compar. {Hornier}; superl. {Horniest}.] 1. Having horns or hornlike projections. --Gay. [1913 Webster] 2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling horn; of the nature of horn. "The horny . . . coat of the eye." --Ray. [1913 Webster] 3. Hard; callous. "His horny fist." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]