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Vinony

virile

adjective

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈvɪɹ.əl/ / /ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/

adj

Etymology: From Middle French viril, from Latin virīlis, from vir (“man”, “male human”) + -īlis (suffix forming adjectives from nouns).

  1. Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
  2. Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
  3. Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.