Vi"rile (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr.
vir a man; akin to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See
Werewolf, World, and cf. Decemvir, Virago,
Virtue.] Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an
adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful;
specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to womanly,
feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile
power, virile organs.