supervirile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From super- + virile.
Meanings
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Exceptionally virile.
In fact, he liked to portray himself as a supervirile type, both in life and in literature. Apparently, he did not always succeed in this...
1997, Frank Bartine Leib, Friendly competitors, fierce companions: men's ways of relating:In other words, a surname symbolic of weapons and a military career must necessarily represent a supervirile woman...
1993, Ruth S El Saffar, Diana de Armas Wilson, Quixotic desire: psychoanalytic perspectives on Cervantes:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more supervirile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most supervirile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |