- (a.) Of the male sex; not female.
- (a.) Having the inflections of or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender.
- (a.) Belonging to males; appropriated to or used by, males.
- (a.) Having the qualities of a man; suitable to or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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