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Spoken rather than written
“They gave me a verbal tongue lashing that seemed to go on forever.”
Of, or relating to, language, words or vocabulary
“Poetry is tone, the verbal oration of life. It is a work constructed with words.”
Tending to talk a lot
Relating to the art or practice of public speaking
Using, or expressed in, an excessive amount of words
Verbal
(British, informal) Verbal abuse or insults
“Clearly, some players react to a bit of the verbals, but there's so much more to the game these days.”
A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb
“A verbal is a word formed from a verb but functioning as a different part of speech.”
A nonfinite verb form, such as, in English, an infinitive, participle, or gerund
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