Meaning
Sexually aroused; full of sexual lust.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
First use appears c. 1665 in a letter by the Earl of Argyll. 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.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 3 recorded puzzles: