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virile

[ vir-uhlor, especially British, -ahyl ]

adjective

  1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or befitting a man; masculine; manly:

    virile strength.

  2. having or exhibiting masculine energy, forcefulness, or strength in a marked degree.

    Synonyms:

  3. characterized by a vigorous, masculine spirit:

    a virile literary style.

  4. of, relating to, or capable of procreation.


virile

/ 藞v瑟ra瑟l; v瑟藞r瑟l瑟t瑟 /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male
  2. (of a male) possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse
  3. of or capable of copulation or procreation
  4. strong, forceful, or vigorous
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • virility, noun
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 苍辞苍路惫颈谤顎僫濒别 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路惫颈谤顎僫濒别 adjective
  • 耻濒顎卼谤补路惫颈谤顎僫濒别 adjective
  • 耻苍路惫颈谤顎僫濒别 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of virile1

1480鈥90; from Latin 惫颈谤墨濒颈蝉 鈥渕anly,鈥 equivalent to vir 鈥渕an鈥 (akin to Old English wer 鈥渕补苍鈥; werewolf ) + -墨濒颈蝉 -ile
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of virile1

C15: from Latin 惫颈谤墨濒颈蝉 manly, from vir a man; related to Old English wer man and probably to Latin vis strength
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Synonym Study

See male.
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In fact, I think those gendered stereotypes 鈥 Americans as virile and manly; Europeans as emasculated or effeminate 鈥 go back much further than that, and were inhaled by nearly all American men of Trump鈥檚 generation.

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Judging by the sporting photos on his campaign website, Kennedy would like to be seen as the virile, athletic and spry choice for the White House.

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It鈥檚 a story about a heated affair with a younger man, accompanied by a virile electronic beat.

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Set in New Orleans in the early 1900s, this reboot is more faithful to its original text with virile vampires and red-blooded romance front and center, just as Rice originally wanted it.

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Their guru鈥檚 virile presence and checkered past preceded him in his days as a figure on the Sunset Strip.

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