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Meaning of virile

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

virile

Pronunciation:/ˈvɪɹaɪl/

adjective

Definitions

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

  2. (of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.

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