What does verbal mean in English? Meaning of verbal definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "verbal": communicated in the form of words
Adjective
Meaning: communicated in the form of wordsExample: verbal imagery
a verbal protestSynonyms: verbalSimilar: communicative
communicatoryPronunciation in US: /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR
Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Meaning of "verbal": of or relating to or formed from words in general
Adjective
Meaning: of or relating to or formed from words in generalExample: verbal abilitySynonyms: verbalPronunciation in US: /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR
Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Meaning of "verbal": of or relating to or formed from a verb
Adjective
Meaning: of or relating to or formed from a verbExample: verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'Synonyms: verbalPronunciation in US: /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR
Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Meaning of "verbal": relating to or having facility in the use of words
Adjective
Meaning: relating to or having facility in the use of wordsExample: a good poet is a verbal artist
a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound
verbal aptitudeSynonyms: verbalAntonyms: mathematical
numericalPronunciation in US: /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR
Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Meaning of "verbal": expressed in spoken words
Adjective
Meaning: expressed in spoken wordsExample: a verbal contractSynonyms: verbalSimilar: spokenPronunciation in US: /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR
Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Meaning of "verbal": prolix
Adjective
Meaning: prolixExample: you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbalSynonyms: verbalSimilar: prolixPronunciation in US: /ˈvɝ.bəl/, [ˈvɜ˞.bɫ̩], enPR
Hyphenation: ver‧bal
Adjective: Of or relating to words.Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.Consisting of words only. Mayhew 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.Mayhew 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.Expressly spoken rather than written. a verbal contract; verbal testimony(grammar) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.(grammar) Used to form a verb.Capable of speech. 2005, Avril V. Brereton, Bruce J. Tonge, Pre-schoolers with autism (page 55) How do these language problems affect the behaviour of verbal children?2005, Avril V. Brereton, Bruce J. Tonge, Pre-schoolers with autism (page 55) How do these language problems affect the behaviour of verbal children?Word for word; literal; verbatim. a verbal translation(obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose. (Can we find and add a quotation of Shakespeare to this entry?)Synonyms:
rhetorical, unwritten, exact, literal, oral, said, stated, verbatim, expressed, lexical, lingual, phrasal, told, word-for-word, word-of-mouth,