Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In a verbal manner.
- In words spoken; by words uttered; orally.
- Word for word: as, to translate verbally, Like a verb; as or in the manner of a verb.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a verbal manner; orally.
- adverb Word for word; verbatim.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb In a
verbal manner; withwords ; byspeaking .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb as a verb
- adverb by means of language
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Examples
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She is getting obscene pleasure in verbally moralizing on him in public.
Jenny Sanford on her husband: 'The ball is in his court' 2009
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To be completely fair, Governor Sarah Palin verbally assasinated Tina Fey when she paraded about in Tina Fey costume during Haloween.
Think Progress » Tea party leaders say they would ‘absolutely’ abolish Social Security. 2010
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Sears made it pretty much impossible to do anything farther than complain verbally and we know how far that goes.
Buy at Sears, But Only If You Want Attitude « Colleen Anderson 2009
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According to TSN. ca, highly respected Stars veteran Mike Modano was bothered by Avery's conduct in verbally jousting with fans in a game against Boston earlier this season.
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Having the officers write out the grounds after they have already explained them verbally is just daft!
Stop and Account replaced by more new forms. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008
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And teaching to groups verbally is broken, perhaps beyond repair.
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Junior has always displayed a cruel delight in verbally branding his factota.
Think Progress » The “Broader Conspiracy”: What We Already Know About the White House Iraq Group 2005
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It was only after considerably longer experience that I realised the waste of energy entailed by this process, since the practical opposition which blocks the way to the legal removal of sex disability is not due to those men or women who have courage to publicly record their opposition, but to those who take shelter in verbally advocating the cause, while at the same time opposing any effective move for its achievement.
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- Must communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing
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- Must communicate effectively in English, verbally and in writing
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