Invirile
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈvɪɹaɪl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Invirile is an adjective meaning Deficient in manhood; effeminate, unmanly.
Meaning
Deficient in manhood; effeminate, unmanly.
Example Sentences
Ovid in Pontus, puling for his Rome / Of men invirile and disnatured dames / That poison sucked from the Attic bloom decayed, / Shrank with a shudder from the blue-eyed race / Whose force rough-handed should renew the world, […]
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unmanly, effeminate, womanlike, womanish, masculine, pansyish.
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