MASCULINE

Of the male sex; not female. Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. Chaucer.

Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. Hallam.

Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] "A masculine church." Fuller.

Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter. See Gender. -- Mas"cu*line*ly, adv. -- Mas"cu*line*ness, n.