verbal

Speech parts

1. verbal - Noun

2. verbal - Adjective

3. verbal - Verb

4. verbal - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.

Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.

Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.

Abounding with words; verbose.

Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.

A noun derived from a verb.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spoken oral linguistic talkative expressed lexical conversational rhetorical uttered verbalized said word speech voice speaking
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Antonyms

written close anal mathematical brief compact
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Phrases with the word

verbal description verbal evasion verbal expression verbal attack verbal artistry verbal engineering

Anagrams

Varble Vrabel

Examples

verbal imagery Source: Internet

a verbal protest Source: Internet

you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal Source: Internet

a good poet is a verbal artist Source: Internet

a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound Source: Internet

verbal aptitude Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

verb-object verb. sap. Verba verbal artistry verbal assault verbal attack