meaning of verbal
1. Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.
2. Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.
3. Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
4. Abounding with words; verbose.
5. Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.
6. A noun derived from a verb.
7. communicated in the form of words; "verbal imagery"; "a verbal
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