Verbal Definition

vûrbəl
adjective
Of, in, or by means of words.
A verbal image.
Webster's New World
Concerned merely with words, as distinguished from facts, ideas, or actions.
Webster's New World
Consisting of words alone without action.
A verbal confrontation.
American Heritage
In speech; oral rather than written.
A verbal contract.
Webster's New World
Word for word; verbatim.
A verbal translation.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
noun
A verbal noun or some other word, as an adjective, derived from a verb: in English, gerunds, infinitives, and participles are verbals.
Webster's New World
A word or word group that occurs in grammatical functions typical of verbs.
Webster's New World
verb

(UK, Australia) To fabricate a confession.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Verbal

Noun

Singular:
verbal
Plural:
verbals

Origin of Verbal

  • Middle English from Old French from Late Latin verbālis from Latin verbum word verb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From the Late Latin verbalis (“belonging to a word").

    From Wiktionary

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