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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.”
Relating to the art or practice of public speaking
Tending to talk a lot
Relating to or denoting the expression or content of a sentence or utterance
(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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