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virilescent

virilescent adjective: having masculine physical characteristics.

Adjective

virilescent (comparative more virilescent, superlative most virilescent)

  1. Having masculine physical characteristics.

Forms of virilescent

comparativemore virilescent
superlativemost virilescent

Origin of virilescent

From virile + -escent.

Words that rhyme with virilescent

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Questions about virilescent

What does virilescent mean?
Virilescent means having masculine physical characteristics.
What part of speech is virilescent?
Virilescent is an adjective.

Words near virilescent in the dictionary

  1. virile members
  2. virile organ
  3. virilely
  4. virileness
  5. virilescence
  6. virilescent
  7. virilia
  8. Virilian
  9. virilified
  10. virilifies
  11. virilify

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