randy

Alternative forms

• randie, ranty

Etymology

1690, from Scottish randy (“boisterous, aggressive”), of uncertain origin. Probably from rand (“to storm, rave”, verb), a variant of rant, see rant; or from rand (“edge”, noun), in the sense of "edgy, on edge", from Middle English rand (“edge, brink, margin, border”), from Old English rand (“edge, border, margin, rim”). Related to randan.

Pronunciation

• enPR: răn'di, IPA^(key): /ˈɹændi/
• Rhymes: -ændi

Adjective

randy (comparative randier, superlative randiest)

1. Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
2. (chiefly Scotland) Rude or coarse in manner.

Noun

randy (plural randies)

1. impudent beggar
2. boisterous, coarse, loose woman
3. virago
4. (video games) random

1. (sports, aerial freestyle skiing) one and a half twist acrobatic maneuver

References

• Webster's Seventh New Collegiate Dictionary, Springfield, Massachusetts, G.&C. Merriam Co., 1967

Anagrams

• -andry, Andry