Talk:viripotent

RFV discussion: November 2019

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viripotent

Rfv-sense: (obsolete) Developed in manhood

Webster had two definitions on a single line. If they were intended to be synonymous, I don't think they remain so in current English. To me "developed in manhood" would apply to a power, faculty, or skill, not a person, as the other definition does. DCDuring (talk) 15:30, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

I think you were misinterpreting the "developed in manhood" portion of the Webster definition. I think it means having "well developed manhood" - in other words, I think "developed in manhood" meant sexually mature, not "developed during manhood". To that end, I have added "sexually mature" to the original definition. In addition, I have added a second "virile" definition, because many of the uses I found seem broader of scope. If others agree, I think we can just kill off the "developed in manhood" one as ambiguous at best. Kiwima (talk) 19:45, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

As a further point, It does not seem to be obsolete, as I have found a number of modern uses (1964 or more recent). And does not only apply to men; to wit:

• 1988, Judith Graves Miller, Françoise Sagan, page 124:

  Through their fiction all these writers proclaim the sexual emancipation of women. Their heroines, albeit to a lesser extent than the viripotent Lea of La Bicyclette bleue, experience sexuality as enabling.

Kiwima (talk) 19:50, 24 November 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. Much better wording. It doesn't surprise me that we can find more recent cites. DCDuring (talk) 01:24, 25 November 2019 (UTC)

RFV-resolved Kiwima (talk) 20:38, 27 November 2019 (UTC)