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The Meaning of 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.
  • (a.) 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.
  • (a.) Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
  • (a.) Abounding with words; verbose.
  • (a.) 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.
  • (n.) A noun derived from a verb.

Synonyms

literal , oral , vocal , communicative , communicatory

Antonyms

concise , numerical , mathematical , uncommunicative , incommunicative , written

Homophones

verble

Rhymes

burble , herbal , herbel , kerbel , nonverbal , verble , zirbel