verbal

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Of or relating to words.
2. (not-comparable) Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
3. (not-comparable) Consisting of words only.
4. (not-comparable) Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
5. (not-comparable) Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
6. (not-comparable) Used to form a verb.
7. (not-comparable) Capable of speech.
8. (not-comparable) Word for word.
9. (not-comparable, obsolete) Abounding with words; verbose.

Noun

1. (countable) A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
2. (Ireland, UK, countable) A spoken confession given to police.
3. (Ireland, UK, colloquial, uncountable) Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding.

Verb

To allege (usually falsely) that someone has made an oral admission.

Opposite of

substantive, preverbal, non-verbal

Synonyms

oral

spoken

vocal

literal

1pl

verb

viva voce

textual

orally

personal

phrasal

scriptural

statement

linguistic

verbally

verbatim

vocalized

word of mouth

word-of-mouth

wordy

viva-voce

language

verbid

expressed by words

tell-tale

articulated

buccal

by heart

ex

inc

literary

nuncupative

Translations

verbal

verbal

verbal

verbale

verbal

προφορικός

verbal

oral

oral

ρηματικός

orale

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈvɜː.bəl/

Etymology

From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.