Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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virile | No | Yes | No | No |
male | Yes | Yes | No | No |
virile (noun) | male (noun) |
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an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) | |
a person who belongs to the sex that cannot have babies |
virile (adjective) | male (adjective) |
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(of a male) capable of copulation | being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in generation |
characteristic of a man | for or pertaining to or composed of men or boys |
characterized by energy and vigor | characteristic of a man |