English to English
verbal
('v/[@]/rb/@/l
)
adjective (a)
- of or relating to or formed from words in general(adj.pert)Example:
Verbal ability.
source: wordnet30 - of or relating to or formed from a verb(adj.pert)Example:
Verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'.
source: wordnet30 - relating to or having facility in the use of words(adj.all)Example:
A good poet is a verbal artist.
A merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound.
Verbal aptitude.
source: wordnet30 - Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- A noun derived from a verb.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- communicated in the form of words(adj.all)Example:
Verbal imagery.
A verbal protest.
source: wordnet30 - expressed in spoken words(adj.all)Example:
A verbal contract.
source: wordnet30 - prolix(adj.all)Example:
You put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal.
source: wordnet30