virile

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The performances of the symphonies, on Thursday and Saturday, came across considerably more persuasively than the concerto did on Wednesday, though Mr. Zukerman, now age 77, was in fine, virile form.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

Now, a new, more virile chortle has risen to take its place.

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2023

A key item, a button-front underwear shirt, shares heritage with today’s henley, a shirt that’s never shed its virile associations.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2022

Social media introduced me to Cannon's quest to exemplify what he calls a "virile man," but I mostly ignored the commentary on him until it found its way into my circle of friends.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2022

And one day I might just marry a virile, but tender, garage mechanic and have a big cowy family, like Dodo Conway.

From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath