VIRILELY

Etymology

Adverb

virilely (comparative more virilely, superlative most virilely)

In a way or to an extent that is virile

Source: Wiktionary


VIRILE

Vi"rile, a. Etym: [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See Werewolf, World, and cf. Decemvir, Virago, Virtue.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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