adj · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈvɪɹ.əl/
/ˈvɪɹˌaɪl/
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rhymes with -ɪɹəl
rhymes with -aɪl
CMU ARPABET:V IH1 R AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Manly; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, physiology, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
