1.  verbal(s = adj.all) - communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal protest"

2.  verbal(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to or formed from words in general; "verbal ability"

3.  verbal(a = adj.pert) - of or relating to or formed from a verb; "verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'"
Derived forms noun verb₁, noun verb₂

4.  verbal(a = adj.all) - relating to or having facility in the use of words; "a good poet is a verbal artist"; "a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound"; "verbal aptitude"
Antonym: numerical

5.  verbal(s = adj.all) - expressed in spoken words; "a verbal contract"

6.  verbal(s = adj.all) - prolix; "you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal"

1.  Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony. [1913 Webster]
"Made she no verbal question?" [1913 Webster]
"We subjoin an engraving . . . which will give the reader a far better notion of the structure than any verbal description could convey to the mind." [1913 Webster]

2.  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. [1913 Webster]
"And loses, though but verbal, his reward." [1913 Webster]
"Mere verbal refinements, instead of substantial knowledge." [1913 Webster]

3.  Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation. [1913 Webster]

4.  Abounding with words; verbose. Shak. [1913 Webster]

5.  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. [1913 Webster]

   A noun derived from a verb. [1913 Webster]

verbal, adj., n., & v.
--adj.
1 of or concerned with words (made a verbal distinction).
2 oral, not written (gave a verbal statement).
3 Gram. of or in the nature of a verb (verbal inflections).
4 literal (a verbal translation).
5 talkative, articulate.
--n.
1 Gram. a a verbal noun. b a word or words functioning as a verb.
2 sl. a verbal statement, esp. one made to the police.
3 sl. an insult; abuse (gave them the verbal).
--v.tr. (verballed, verballing) Brit. sl. attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect).

Idiom:
verbal noun Gram. a noun formed as an inflection of a verb and partly sharing its constructions (e.g. smoking in smoking is forbidden: see -ING(1)).

Derivative:
verbally adv.

Etymology:
ME f. F verbal or LL verbalis (as VERB)

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