virile

adj
/ˈvɪɹ.əl/

Etymology

From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

  1. derived from viril

Definitions

  1. Manly

    Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

  2. Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.

  3. Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages,…

    Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

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