as in male
of, relating to, or marked by qualities traditionally associated with men
men were once expected to be interested only in such virile activities as hunting
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Recent Examples of virile
Or was he seduced by his masculine prowess and virile confidence?
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Our language suggests that hot is good and virile, and a sign of life and strength.
—Molly Taft, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
The need to evolve from a Clamor into a Teo impelled a series of self-consciously virile escapades.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
In the end, Collodi changed his country not by publishing adult polemics but by speaking directly to the nation’s children—as the plaque puts it, con tenera amara virile fantasia, with tender, bitter, virile imagination.
—Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2023
Our language suggests that hot is good and virile, and a sign of life and strength.
—Molly Taft, The New Republic, 7 Aug. 2023
The need to evolve from a Clamor into a Teo impelled a series of self-consciously virile escapades.
—Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 26 June 2023
In the end, Collodi changed his country not by publishing adult polemics but by speaking directly to the nation’s children—as the plaque puts it, con tenera amara virile fantasia, with tender, bitter, virile imagination.
—Perri Klass, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 May 2022
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“Virile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/virile. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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