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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
virile
    adj 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, virile]
    3: (of a male) capable of copulation [syn: potent, virile]
       [ant: impotent]

2. 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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Thesaurus Results for virile:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
broad-shouldered, decisive, driving, energetic, forceful, hairychested, he-mannish, macho, male, manful, manlike, manly, mannish, masculine, potent, robust, ultramasculine, viripotent
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