Thesaurus: virile

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1. a. 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.
2. adj. characterized by energy and vigor
3. adj. characteristic of a man
4. adj. (of a male) capable of copulation
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. j:100 s. characterized by energy and vigor