verbally

Variant of verbal

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

Origin: 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

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