virilely

V4I1R1I1L1E1L1Y4
/ˈvɪɹ.ə(l).li//ˈvɪɹˌaɪl.li/

adverb

In a way or to an extent that is virile.

Scrabble 14
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adverbvirilely (comparative more virilely, superlative most virilely)

comparative more virilely · superlative most virilely

  1. In a way or to an extent that is virile.

    Joe Guzaldo is, as always, a pleasure to watch and hear, with his superbly focused physical energy and virilely mellifluous voice; but his strength belies Tom's own weakness, which Williams revealed even while trying to conceal it.

    1988 January 22, Albert Williams, “The Glass Menagerie”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

From virile + -ly.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

virilely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virilely

MLA

“virilely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virilely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “virilely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/virilely.

Source: virilely on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.