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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Virile \Vi"rile\ (?; 277), adjective [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See {Werewolf}, {World}, and cf. {Decemvir}, {Virago}, {Virtue}.] 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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
virile
adjective
1: characterized by energy and vigor; "a virile and ever stronger free society"; "a new and virile leadership"
2: characteristic of a man; "a deep male voice"; "manly sports" [syn: {male}, {manful}, {manlike}, {manly}]
3: (of a male) able to copulate [syn: {potent}] [ant: {impotent}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
18 Moby Thesaurus words for "virile": broad-shouldered, decisive, driving, energetic, forceful, hairychested, he-mannish, macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, potent, robust, ultramasculine, viripotent
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