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virile |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Virile \Vi"rile\ (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr vir a man; akin to AS wer: cf F. viril. See {Werewolf}, {World}, and cf {Decemvir}, {Virago}, {Virtue}.] Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as virile age, virile power, virile organs. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: virile adj 1: characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership" 2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}] 3: (of a male) able to copulate [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]
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