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virile

The correct spelling is virile.

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adjective

IPA: /ˈvɪɹaɪl/

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

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Definition

adjective

  1. 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. 2.(of a male) Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
  3. 3.(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

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