virile

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It inspired his themes—war, fear, mutilation, endurance, courage, comradeship and death—and his laconic and stoical, virile and aggressive heroes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

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

From Slate • Aug. 10, 2023

It's similar more broadly to Nixon's obsession with big, strong, virile, authoritarian men.

From Salon • Mar. 18, 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

His voice carried above the general disharmony and virile hum of the squadrons.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy