adjective

1. of, in, or by means of words a verbal image
2. concerned merely with words, as distinguished from facts, ideas, or actions
3. in speech; oral rather than written: usage objected to by some a verbal contract
4. Now Rare word for word; verbatim a verbal translation
5. Gram.
   1. of, or made up of, verbs a verbal auxiliary
   2. of, having the nature of, or derived from a verb a verbal noun
   3. used to form verbs -ate is a verbal suffix

Etymology: LME < MFr < LL verbalis, of a word < verbum: see verb

noun

1. Gram. a verbal noun or some other word, as an adjective, derived from a verb: in English, gerunds, infinitives, and participles are verbals
2. Linguis. a word or word group that occurs in grammatical functions typical of verbs