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orally - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'orally' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Orally [ adv.]
- In an oral manner.
- By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally.

Meaning of 'orally' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . orally [ r]
Meaning (1):
- (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth
Example in sentence:
  • he was administered the drug orally
Meaning (2):
- by spoken rather than written means
Example in sentence:
  • these stories were transmitted by word of mouth