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testosteronic

testosteronic adjective: relating to testosterone; characterized by aggressive masculinity.

Adjective

testosteronic (comparative more testosteronic, superlative most testosteronic)

  1. Relating to testosterone; characterized by aggressive masculinity.
    • 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

Forms of testosteronic

comparativemore testosteronic
superlativemost testosteronic

Origin of testosteronic

From testosterone + -ic.

Questions about testosteronic

What does testosteronic mean?
Testosteronic means relating to testosterone; characterized by aggressive masculinity.
What part of speech is testosteronic?
Testosteronic is an adjective.

Words near testosteronic in the dictionary

  1. testosterone
  2. testosterone undecanoate
  3. testosteroned
  4. testosteronemia
  5. testosterones
  6. testosteronic
  7. testosteronically
  8. testotoxicosis
  9. testoun
  10. testouns
  11. testpiece

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