virile
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Virile \Vi"rile\ (?; 277), a. [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.
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from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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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