verbal.
Of or relating to words.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to words.
Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
Consisting of words only.
Expressly spoken rather than written; oral.
a verbal contract
a verbal testimony
Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
Used to form a verb.
Capable of speech.
Word for word.
a verbal translation
Abounding with words; verbose.
Where this word comes from
From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.
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.
A spoken confession given to police.
Talk; speech, especially banter or scolding.
Where this word comes from
From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.
To allege (usually falsely) that someone has made an oral admission.
Where this word comes from
From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.