virile

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Scrabble points
9
Words With Friends
11
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈvɪɹ.əl/
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/ˈvɪɹ.əl/ · /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/

Definition of virile

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

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

  1. 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, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

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Etymology

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

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