testosteronic

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adjective

Relating to testosterone; characterized by aggressive masculinity.

Scrabble 15

Meanings

adjectivetestosteronic (comparative more testosteronic, superlative most testosteronic)

comparative more testosteronic · superlative most testosteronic

  1. Relating to testosterone; characterized by aggressive masculinity.

    Lester went testosteronic; his chest-pounding aggression could not be calmed.

    2013, Mark Matousek, Ethical Wisdom for Friends
    2 more examples

    While men are depleting themselves in testosteronic warfare, snarling and staring and playing their mind games, the ladies are saving their energy to play poker games, keeping their cool and using their brainpower to win pots rather than intimidate opponents.

    2009, Deborah K. Phillips, Vicki A. Wilson, Gambling and Gender: Men and Women at Play (page 41), quoting Navarro & Karlins (2006)

    He has resisted all society's attempts to feminize him: he is a triumph of testosteronic impulse. He was always the bad boy of the class, the one who fought in the playground[…]

    2010, Fay Weldon, Chalcot Crescent, page 15

Origin

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APA

testosteronic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testosteronic

MLA

“testosteronic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/testosteronic. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

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