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Meaning of 'verbal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Verbal [ a.]
- 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.
2 . Verbal [ n.]
- A noun derived from a verb.

Meaning of 'verbal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . verbal [ a]
Meaning (1):
- relating to or having facility in the use of words
Example in sentence:
  • a good poet is a verbal artist;
  • a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound;
  • verbal aptitude
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or formed from words in general
Example in sentence:
  • verbal ability
Meaning (3):
- of or relating to or formed from a verb
Example in sentence:
  • verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'
4 . verbal [ s]
Meaning (4):
- expressed in spoken words
Example in sentence:
  • a verbal contract
Meaning (5):
- communicated in the form of words
Example in sentence:
  • a verbal protest;
  • verbal imagery
Meaning (6):
- prolix
Example in sentence:
  • you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal

Nearby Words:

veracious veraciously veracity veranda veratralbine veratrate veratria veratric veratrina veratrine

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