Category: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.]

Defn: 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.