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Meanings of virile in English
Synonyms
Examples for "male"
Examples for "male"
1
Results: All health risk behaviours were common among male and female adolescents.
2
In the male, they are the testes; in the female, the ovaries.
3
However, only 7 per cent of registered nurses in Ireland are male.
4
Good young male-driven opening business this weekend looks to drop off rapidly.
5
They bring the grim reality of male violence into our living rooms.
1
The local maidens would no doubt appreciate my new, very manly, physique.
2
It elevates manly attributes; in fact, it constitutes the modesty of man.
3
The boots, and the kicking, and the general walloping make him manly.
4
We had our vain illusion; we were generous in our manly way.
5
The time passed merrily in skating, sleighing, and in other manly sports.
1
Still maintaining her manlike vise grip she relayed a surprising message, Mr.
2
There were a few flaking, vaguely manlike shapes that were disintegrating vampires.
3
To have neither superior, nor inferior, nor equal, united manlike to you.
4
Either, manlike, he forgot, or he was afraid of hurting my feelings.
5
The cave gave evidence of having harbored other manlike forms in the past.
1
Full of these manful resolutions, he rose up early in the morning.
2
This is the first manful impulse I have had for two years.
3
The manful childishness, the childish manfulness of such a reply, were impenetrable.
4
I say we ought to make a manful fight in Mabel's behalf.
5
Always speak out manful, and straight, no matter what comes of it.
Usage of virile in English
1
The King in the ballad is in a state of virile indecision.
2
However that may have been, Hugo was an attractive and virile baby.
3
There the Parliament does approach to the virile virtues of the pothouse.
4
But that house had foundations, and the virile virtues lived in it.
5
I love to hear you talk like that; it is so virile.
6
He could not resist this jibe of the virile to the non-virile.
7
I think of the virile final feel, the passage of his influence.
8
He had lived two-thirds of his life, and passed the virile period.
9
They could trace signs of suffering, but the expression was still virile.
10
I feel strong and virile enough to tip Mars topsy-turvy, I said.
11
She has a great and growing population, a virile and industrious people.
12
Once again, however, the fearsome presence of man inspired a virile impulse.
13
The least of Helena's letters was more virile and objective than this.
14
Healthy, virile youth needs air and food, and we need such men.
15
Its splendid virile energy has been accompanied by self-control, patience, and magnanimity.
16
A man like you, so virile. She almost choked on the word.
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Virile through the time
Virile across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common