adjective
- of, in, or by means of words: a verbal image
- concerned merely with words, as distinguished from facts, ideas, or actions
- in speech; oral rather than written: usage objected to by some: a verbal contract
- Now Rare word for word; verbatim: a verbal translation
- Gram.
- of, or made up of, verbs: a verbal auxiliary
- of, having the nature of, or derived from a verb: a verbal noun
- used to form verbs: -ate is a verbal suffix
Origin:
LME < MFr < LL verbalis, of a word < verbum: see verb