virile
adjective/ˈvɪraɪl/
/ˈvɪrəl/
(usually approving)- (of men) strong and full of energy, especially sexual energy
- having or showing the strength and energy that is considered typical of men
- a virile performance
- virile athleticism
Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of a man’): from French viril or Latin virilis, from vir ‘man’.
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