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   virile

   /ˈvɪrʌɪl/

   adjective

   • 1. having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive (typically used of a man): "he was a powerful, virile man"
   • ▪ having or characterized by strength and energy: "a strong, virile performance of the Mass"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘characteristic of a man’): from French viril or Latin virilis, from vir ‘man’.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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