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Of, relating to, or caused by a virus.

(of a man) having strength, energy, and a strong sex drive

Of or relating to the rapid propagation of information, ideas, or trends by means of social networks rather than conventional mass media

Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of an adult male, especially in having the ability to have sexual intercourse.

(virology) Of or relating to a biological virus.

Masculine in a robust way; manly

(virology) Caused by a virus.

Energetic or forceful

(computing) Of the nature of an informatic virus; able to spread copies of itself to other computers.

; having characteristics associated with being male, such as strength; exhibiting masculine traits to an exaggerated degree such as strength, forcefulness or vigor.

Spread by word of mouth, with minimal intervention in order to create buzz and interest.

Possessing high sexual drive and capacity for sexual intercourse.

(social media) Circulated rapidly and widely from one user to another.

(grammar) Pertaining to a grammatical gender used in plurals of some Slavic languages, corresponding to the personal masculine animate nouns.

(marketing) A video, image or text spread by "word of mouth" on the internet or by e-mail for humorous, political or marketing purposes.

Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; - opposed to womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power, virile organs.

Relating to or caused by a virus;

Characterized by energy and vigor;

Characteristic of a man;

(of a male) able to copulate