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virile
adjective
1 virile
Characterized by energy and vigor.
2 virile
Characteristic of a man.
synonyms: male, manful, manlike, manly.
Roget 159:
strong,
mighty,
vigorous,
forcible,
hard,
adamantine,
stout,
robust,
sturdy,
hardy,
powerful,
potent,
puissant,
valid.
resistless,
irresistible,
invincible,
proof against,
impregnable,
unconquerable,
indomitable,
dominating,
inextinguishable,
unquenchable;
incontestable;
more than a match for;
overpowering,
overwhelming;
all powerful,
all sufficient;
sovereign.
able-bodied;
athletic;
Herculean,
Cyclopean,
Atlantean†;
muscular,
brawny,
wiry,
well-knit,
broad-shouldered,
sinewy,
strapping,
stalwart,
gigantic.
manly,
man-like,
manful;
masculine,
male,
virile.
unweakened†,
unallayed,
unwithered†,
unshaken,
unworn,
unexhausted†;
in full force,
in full swing;
in the plenitude of power.
stubborn,
thick-ribbed,
made of iron,
deep-rooted;
strong as a lion,
strong as a horse,
strong as an ox,
strong as brandy;
sound as a roach;
in fine feather,
in high feather;
built like a brick shithouse;
like a giant refreshed.
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Roget 373:
male,
he-,
masculine;
manly,
virile;
unwomanly,
unfeminine.
Pron.
he,
him,
his.
Roget 131:
adolescent,
pubescent,
of age;
of full age,
of ripe age;
out of one's teens,
grown up,
mature,
full grown,
in one's prime,
middle-aged,
manly,
virile,
adult;
womanly,
matronly;
marriageable,
nubile.
3.
Time with reference to an Effect or Purpose
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Polish: męski
3 virile
of a male Capable of copulation.
synonym: potent.
Moby thesaurus: broad-shouldered, decisive, driving, energetic, forceful, hairychested, he-mannish, macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, potent, robust, ultramasculine, viripotent.
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