Definition of verbal in English:

verbal

adjectiveˈvəːb(ə)lˈvərbəl

1Relating to or in the form of words.
与文字有关的，文字上的
the root of the problem is visual rather than verbal
问题的根源是视觉方面的，而不是文字方面的。
verbal abuse
恶言，漫骂。
Example sentencesExamples
- Music may have meaning, but it is an imprecise language, a language of suggestion and imagery rather than verbal description.
- But there is a certain standard of verbal dexterity that is expected in politicians at this level.
- He gave Rafe a parting thump along with a touch more verbal abuse and left us alone.
- The Democratic governors who witnessed the verbal assault were likewise restrained in their reaction.
- He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have.
- I didn't feel up for more verbal abuse, but I still wondered where he was taking me.
- Then there are the random moments like that when verbal communication breaks through.
- ‘It's nice to finally see Silsden getting some visible support rather than just verbal support,’ she said.
- Unfortunately, some politicians are prepared to trade verbal punches rather than attend to the country's business.
- He loves this verbal jousting as a dodge for his academic laziness.
- Joan interrupted their verbal jousting by stepping forward and taking the bottle out of Zeke's hand.
- The conversations between the bird beings sound as ‘bird brained’ as the rather mindless verbal dilly-dallying of the humans.
- From absolutely nowhere Syrah ran into the verbal battle, speaking with venom in her normally controlled voice.
- Why are they often able to deter attacks using merely verbal threats?
- Perhaps indirect rather than direct verbal strategies and nonverbal communication would be preferable in some relationships.
- After protracted verbal sparring followed by hand-to-hand combat, Harry defeats Riddle by stabbing the diary.
- The camera remains centered on the individuals as they speak, but pulls back when verbal confrontations occur.
- He loves the verbal jousting almost as much as the 90 minutes.
- Tests at twelve months showed marginal improvement in verbal fluency associated with estradiol declines.
- The highly verbal quality of their construction can prove an insurmountable obstacle to their success as a film.
1. 1.1 Spoken rather than written; oral.
  口头的
  a verbal agreement
  口头协议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Written and verbal invitations to community representatives to dialogue with the company have not been taken up.
  A verbal agreement can hold more weight than, or even entirely supercede, a written one.
  She gave a verbal agreement to appear in the 1992 film, Boxing Helena.
  The councillors did reverse themselves on this matter after two written and two verbal submissions from me.
  These beliefs were grounded in memory, experience, and observation rather than verbal instruction or religious revelation.
  SL stated that despite there being no written contract there was a verbal agreement and that would stand up in law.
  Monday's hearing heard written and verbal testimonies from family members of the deceased and from medical staff.
  Healthcare providers may need to write ‘exercise prescriptions’ rather than give verbal advice to frail older adults.
  By being in the frame, I could direct scenes from within, rather than giving verbal directions to my actors in-between scenes.
  Manchester United have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona on a fee for the England captain.
  Here as well, purely verbal concessions were made to demands for international control.
  Patients who understand and can apply written or verbal information and instructions have better outcomes.
  This can be accomplished by employing consistent verbal descriptors in both oral speech and written materials.
  They have extraordinary verbal skills and written skills.
  Patients received written and verbal instructions on proper inhaler technique at screening and at each of the study visits.
  Previous studies by the group have shown that depressed persons making serious suicide attempts have impaired verbal fluency.
  Verbal fluency Participants were asked to produce as many grocery items as possible during 60 seconds.
  We proceeded with the understanding that this verbal agreement would eventually be formalized in writing.
  I received several written as well as verbal follow-ups to ensure I was happy and not having any problems.
  The experimenter wrote verbal protocols down verbatim.
  Synonyms
  oral, spoken, said, uttered, articulated, expressed, stated, verbalized, vocal, unwritten, by mouth, word-of-mouth
  Latin viva voce
2. 1.2 Tending to talk a lot.
  多话的，爱说话的
  he's very verbal
  他的话很多。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Second, Crow suggests that evolutionary processes were greatly accelerated by female selection of highly verbal males.
2Grammar
Relating to or derived from a verb.
与文字有关的，文字上的
a verbal adjective
由动词构成的形容词。
Example sentencesExamples
- Among other particular features of Albanian and other Balkan languages are a postpositive definite article and the absence of a verbal infinitive.
- It is unlikely that such a verb as organize will shift, because of its verbal suffix: no Let's have an organize.
- The past forms of nominal sentences are verbal sentences because of the verb of existence which expresses the past tense.
- Nominal, adjectival, and verbal expressions can, however, be ‘coerced’ into serving a non-prototypical function.

nounPlural verbalsˈvəːb(ə)lˈvərbəl

1Grammar
A word or words functioning as a verb.
〔语法〕动词性单词（或短语、从句）
1. 1.1 A verbal noun.
  动词性名词
2British informal mass noun Abuse; insults.
〈英，非正式〉辱骂；侮辱
just a bit of air-wave verbals
Example sentencesExamples
- Ryan, 55, has provided the goading verbals for a decade, ever since the mysterious death of Gorgeous George.
- With countless hackles raised, justifiably, on a daily basis with regard to the current fiasco, it's time for the verbals to cease.
- Yet abandoning the argument over a few lousy verbals was untenable.
- In other works the verbal comes to the forefront.
- But the fact that it's not just verbals now is what worries me.
- Forget Hawkeye and the Snickometer, Channel 4 should be hiring a lip-reader and registering the verbals on a swearometer.
- Instead of verbals being directed at the board, though, the chants of ‘Niemi, Niemi’ were merely a tribute to the goalkeeper.
- Then deep in injury time Kerry were caught off side again, Kerins reacted with verbals to the official, and the referee gave him a red card.
- He loves the posturing and the verbals and considers it all part of his job as a member of the entertainment business.
- Clearly, some players react to a bit of the verbals - but there's so much more to the game these days.
Synonyms
abuse, stream/torrent of abuse, teasing, hectoring, jeering, barracking, cursing, scolding, upbraiding, rebuke, reproval, castigation, revilement, vilification, vituperation, defamation, slander, flak
insults, curses, aspersions
informal mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, tongue-lashing, a lashing, a roasting, a caning
British informal stick, slagging off, slagging, slating, a rollicking, a wigging, a rocket
British vulgar slang a bollocking
3verbalsinformal The lyrics of a song or the dialogue of a film.
〈非正式〉歌词；电影对话
it is the responsibility of the directors to do better with the verbals
Example sentencesExamples
- It is, in its own small way, a tour de force: his oddball verbals and musical eclecticism do combine in a coherent manner.
- To most purists, putting a new beat behind Grandmaster Flash's verbals is tantamount to redrawing Manet's Olympia on MS Paint.
- That, though, was merely the prelude to Lennon's verbals.
4usually verbalsBritish informal A verbal statement containing a damaging admission alleged to have been made to the police, and offered as evidence by the prosecution.
〈英，非正式〉（不利的）口头供认
Example sentencesExamples
- But the mischief that McKinney, after two decades of cases, the mischief was exactly the problem of verbals.

verbverballed, verbals, verballingˈvəːb(ə)l

[with object]British informal

Attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect), especially dishonestly.
〈英，非正式〉（尤指不正当地）诱使（嫌疑犯）招供
Example sentencesExamples
- Mr Turnbull may have been caught out, playing to the crowd on Monday night, or he may have been verballed.
- I thought I had effectively verballed the parties on more than one occasion.
- Him verballing other people at a meeting on the other side of the world apparently putting things in the newspaper, for me has zero credibility.
- The member for Werriwa should get a wig and a gown if he is going to start verballing other members of the chamber in this way.
- And when I went forward, I was verballed by Internal Affairs.

Usage

It is sometimes said that the true sense of the adjective verbal is ‘of or concerned with words’, whether spoken or written (as in verbal abuse), and that it should not be used to mean ‘spoken rather than written’ (as in a verbal agreement). For this sense, it is said that the adjective oral should be used instead. In practice, however, verbal is well established in this sense and, in certain idiomatic phrases (such as a verbal agreement), cannot be simply replaced by oral

Origin

Late 15th century (describing a person who deals with words rather than things): from French, or from late Latin verbalis, from verbum 'word' (see verb).

Rhymes

burble, herbal

Definition of verbal in US English:

verbal

adjectiveˈvərbəlˈvərbəl

1Relating to or in the form of words.
与文字有关的，文字上的
the root of the problem is visual rather than verbal
问题的根源是视觉方面的，而不是文字方面的。
verbal abuse
恶言，漫骂。
Example sentencesExamples
- Joan interrupted their verbal jousting by stepping forward and taking the bottle out of Zeke's hand.
- After protracted verbal sparring followed by hand-to-hand combat, Harry defeats Riddle by stabbing the diary.
- From absolutely nowhere Syrah ran into the verbal battle, speaking with venom in her normally controlled voice.
- The conversations between the bird beings sound as ‘bird brained’ as the rather mindless verbal dilly-dallying of the humans.
- The camera remains centered on the individuals as they speak, but pulls back when verbal confrontations occur.
- Why are they often able to deter attacks using merely verbal threats?
- He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have.
- The highly verbal quality of their construction can prove an insurmountable obstacle to their success as a film.
- Music may have meaning, but it is an imprecise language, a language of suggestion and imagery rather than verbal description.
- He loves the verbal jousting almost as much as the 90 minutes.
- Tests at twelve months showed marginal improvement in verbal fluency associated with estradiol declines.
- I didn't feel up for more verbal abuse, but I still wondered where he was taking me.
- But there is a certain standard of verbal dexterity that is expected in politicians at this level.
- He loves this verbal jousting as a dodge for his academic laziness.
- Perhaps indirect rather than direct verbal strategies and nonverbal communication would be preferable in some relationships.
- ‘It's nice to finally see Silsden getting some visible support rather than just verbal support,’ she said.
- He gave Rafe a parting thump along with a touch more verbal abuse and left us alone.
- Unfortunately, some politicians are prepared to trade verbal punches rather than attend to the country's business.
- The Democratic governors who witnessed the verbal assault were likewise restrained in their reaction.
- Then there are the random moments like that when verbal communication breaks through.
1. 1.1 Spoken rather than written; oral.
  口头的
  a verbal agreement
  口头协议。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Healthcare providers may need to write ‘exercise prescriptions’ rather than give verbal advice to frail older adults.
  These beliefs were grounded in memory, experience, and observation rather than verbal instruction or religious revelation.
  Manchester United have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona on a fee for the England captain.
  The councillors did reverse themselves on this matter after two written and two verbal submissions from me.
  SL stated that despite there being no written contract there was a verbal agreement and that would stand up in law.
  Patients who understand and can apply written or verbal information and instructions have better outcomes.
  Previous studies by the group have shown that depressed persons making serious suicide attempts have impaired verbal fluency.
  By being in the frame, I could direct scenes from within, rather than giving verbal directions to my actors in-between scenes.
  Monday's hearing heard written and verbal testimonies from family members of the deceased and from medical staff.
  Written and verbal invitations to community representatives to dialogue with the company have not been taken up.
  Here as well, purely verbal concessions were made to demands for international control.
  Verbal fluency Participants were asked to produce as many grocery items as possible during 60 seconds.
  She gave a verbal agreement to appear in the 1992 film, Boxing Helena.
  A verbal agreement can hold more weight than, or even entirely supercede, a written one.
  We proceeded with the understanding that this verbal agreement would eventually be formalized in writing.
  Patients received written and verbal instructions on proper inhaler technique at screening and at each of the study visits.
  This can be accomplished by employing consistent verbal descriptors in both oral speech and written materials.
  I received several written as well as verbal follow-ups to ensure I was happy and not having any problems.
  They have extraordinary verbal skills and written skills.
  The experimenter wrote verbal protocols down verbatim.
  Synonyms
  oral, spoken, said, uttered, articulated, expressed, stated, verbalized, vocal, unwritten, by mouth, word-of-mouth
2. 1.2 Tending to talk a lot.
  多话的，爱说话的
  he's very verbal
  他的话很多。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Second, Crow suggests that evolutionary processes were greatly accelerated by female selection of highly verbal males.
2Grammar
Relating to or derived from a verb.
与文字有关的，文字上的
a verbal adjective
由动词构成的形容词。
Example sentencesExamples
- The past forms of nominal sentences are verbal sentences because of the verb of existence which expresses the past tense.
- It is unlikely that such a verb as organize will shift, because of its verbal suffix: no Let's have an organize.
- Nominal, adjectival, and verbal expressions can, however, be ‘coerced’ into serving a non-prototypical function.
- Among other particular features of Albanian and other Balkan languages are a postpositive definite article and the absence of a verbal infinitive.

nounˈvərbəlˈvərbəl

Grammar

1A word or words functioning as a verb.
〔语法〕动词性单词（或短语、从句）
1. 1.1 A verbal noun.
  动词性名词

Usage

It is sometimes said that the true sense of the adjective verbal is ‘of or concerned with words,’ whether spoken or written (as in verbal abuse), and that it should not be used to mean ‘spoken rather than written’ (as in a verbal agreement). For this strictly ‘spoken’ sense, it is said that the adjective oral should be used instead. In practice, however, verbal is well established in this sense and, even in legal contexts, a verbal agreement is understood to mean a contract whose accepted terms have been spoken rather than written

Origin

Late 15th century (describing a person who deals with words rather than things): from French, or from late Latin verbalis, from verbum ‘word’ (see verb).

词汇	verbal
释义	Definition of verbal in English: verbal adjectiveˈvəːb(ə)lˈvərbəl 1Relating to or in the form of words. 与文字有关的，文字上的 the root of the problem is visual rather than verbal 问题的根源是视觉方面的，而不是文字方面的。 verbal abuse 恶言，漫骂。 Example sentencesExamples Music may have meaning, but it is an imprecise language, a language of suggestion and imagery rather than verbal description. But there is a certain standard of verbal dexterity that is expected in politicians at this level. He gave Rafe a parting thump along with a touch more verbal abuse and left us alone. The Democratic governors who witnessed the verbal assault were likewise restrained in their reaction. He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have. I didn't feel up for more verbal abuse, but I still wondered where he was taking me. Then there are the random moments like that when verbal communication breaks through. ‘It's nice to finally see Silsden getting some visible support rather than just verbal support,’ she said. Unfortunately, some politicians are prepared to trade verbal punches rather than attend to the country's business. He loves this verbal jousting as a dodge for his academic laziness. Joan interrupted their verbal jousting by stepping forward and taking the bottle out of Zeke's hand. The conversations between the bird beings sound as ‘bird brained’ as the rather mindless verbal dilly-dallying of the humans. From absolutely nowhere Syrah ran into the verbal battle, speaking with venom in her normally controlled voice. Why are they often able to deter attacks using merely verbal threats? Perhaps indirect rather than direct verbal strategies and nonverbal communication would be preferable in some relationships. After protracted verbal sparring followed by hand-to-hand combat, Harry defeats Riddle by stabbing the diary. The camera remains centered on the individuals as they speak, but pulls back when verbal confrontations occur. He loves the verbal jousting almost as much as the 90 minutes. Tests at twelve months showed marginal improvement in verbal fluency associated with estradiol declines. The highly verbal quality of their construction can prove an insurmountable obstacle to their success as a film. 1.1 Spoken rather than written; oral. 口头的 a verbal agreement 口头协议。 Example sentencesExamples Written and verbal invitations to community representatives to dialogue with the company have not been taken up. A verbal agreement can hold more weight than, or even entirely supercede, a written one. She gave a verbal agreement to appear in the 1992 film, Boxing Helena. The councillors did reverse themselves on this matter after two written and two verbal submissions from me. These beliefs were grounded in memory, experience, and observation rather than verbal instruction or religious revelation. SL stated that despite there being no written contract there was a verbal agreement and that would stand up in law. Monday's hearing heard written and verbal testimonies from family members of the deceased and from medical staff. Healthcare providers may need to write ‘exercise prescriptions’ rather than give verbal advice to frail older adults. By being in the frame, I could direct scenes from within, rather than giving verbal directions to my actors in-between scenes. Manchester United have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona on a fee for the England captain. Here as well, purely verbal concessions were made to demands for international control. Patients who understand and can apply written or verbal information and instructions have better outcomes. This can be accomplished by employing consistent verbal descriptors in both oral speech and written materials. They have extraordinary verbal skills and written skills. Patients received written and verbal instructions on proper inhaler technique at screening and at each of the study visits. Previous studies by the group have shown that depressed persons making serious suicide attempts have impaired verbal fluency. Verbal fluency Participants were asked to produce as many grocery items as possible during 60 seconds. We proceeded with the understanding that this verbal agreement would eventually be formalized in writing. I received several written as well as verbal follow-ups to ensure I was happy and not having any problems. The experimenter wrote verbal protocols down verbatim. Synonyms oral, spoken, said, uttered, articulated, expressed, stated, verbalized, vocal, unwritten, by mouth, word-of-mouth Latin viva voce 1.2 Tending to talk a lot. 多话的，爱说话的 he's very verbal 他的话很多。 Example sentencesExamples Second, Crow suggests that evolutionary processes were greatly accelerated by female selection of highly verbal males. 2Grammar Relating to or derived from a verb. 与文字有关的，文字上的 a verbal adjective 由动词构成的形容词。 Example sentencesExamples Among other particular features of Albanian and other Balkan languages are a postpositive definite article and the absence of a verbal infinitive. It is unlikely that such a verb as organize will shift, because of its verbal suffix: no Let's have an organize. The past forms of nominal sentences are verbal sentences because of the verb of existence which expresses the past tense. Nominal, adjectival, and verbal expressions can, however, be ‘coerced’ into serving a non-prototypical function. nounPlural verbalsˈvəːb(ə)lˈvərbəl 1Grammar A word or words functioning as a verb. 〔语法〕动词性单词（或短语、从句） 1.1 A verbal noun. 动词性名词 2British informal mass noun Abuse; insults. 〈英，非正式〉辱骂；侮辱 just a bit of air-wave verbals Example sentencesExamples Ryan, 55, has provided the goading verbals for a decade, ever since the mysterious death of Gorgeous George. With countless hackles raised, justifiably, on a daily basis with regard to the current fiasco, it's time for the verbals to cease. Yet abandoning the argument over a few lousy verbals was untenable. In other works the verbal comes to the forefront. But the fact that it's not just verbals now is what worries me. Forget Hawkeye and the Snickometer, Channel 4 should be hiring a lip-reader and registering the verbals on a swearometer. Instead of verbals being directed at the board, though, the chants of ‘Niemi, Niemi’ were merely a tribute to the goalkeeper. Then deep in injury time Kerry were caught off side again, Kerins reacted with verbals to the official, and the referee gave him a red card. He loves the posturing and the verbals and considers it all part of his job as a member of the entertainment business. Clearly, some players react to a bit of the verbals - but there's so much more to the game these days. Synonyms abuse, stream/torrent of abuse, teasing, hectoring, jeering, barracking, cursing, scolding, upbraiding, rebuke, reproval, castigation, revilement, vilification, vituperation, defamation, slander, flak insults, curses, aspersions informal mud-slinging, bad-mouthing, tongue-lashing, a lashing, a roasting, a caning British informal stick, slagging off, slagging, slating, a rollicking, a wigging, a rocket British vulgar slang a bollocking 3verbalsinformal The lyrics of a song or the dialogue of a film. 〈非正式〉歌词；电影对话 it is the responsibility of the directors to do better with the verbals Example sentencesExamples It is, in its own small way, a tour de force: his oddball verbals and musical eclecticism do combine in a coherent manner. To most purists, putting a new beat behind Grandmaster Flash's verbals is tantamount to redrawing Manet's Olympia on MS Paint. That, though, was merely the prelude to Lennon's verbals. 4usually verbalsBritish informal A verbal statement containing a damaging admission alleged to have been made to the police, and offered as evidence by the prosecution. 〈英，非正式〉（不利的）口头供认 Example sentencesExamples But the mischief that McKinney, after two decades of cases, the mischief was exactly the problem of verbals. verbverballed, verbals, verballingˈvəːb(ə)l [with object]British informal Attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect), especially dishonestly. 〈英，非正式〉（尤指不正当地）诱使（嫌疑犯）招供 Example sentencesExamples Mr Turnbull may have been caught out, playing to the crowd on Monday night, or he may have been verballed. I thought I had effectively verballed the parties on more than one occasion. Him verballing other people at a meeting on the other side of the world apparently putting things in the newspaper, for me has zero credibility. The member for Werriwa should get a wig and a gown if he is going to start verballing other members of the chamber in this way. And when I went forward, I was verballed by Internal Affairs. Usage It is sometimes said that the true sense of the adjective verbal is ‘of or concerned with words’, whether spoken or written (as in verbal abuse), and that it should not be used to mean ‘spoken rather than written’ (as in a verbal agreement). For this sense, it is said that the adjective oral should be used instead. In practice, however, verbal is well established in this sense and, in certain idiomatic phrases (such as a verbal agreement), cannot be simply replaced by oral Origin Late 15th century (describing a person who deals with words rather than things): from French, or from late Latin verbalis, from verbum 'word' (see verb). Rhymes burble, herbal Definition of verbal in US English: verbal adjectiveˈvərbəlˈvərbəl 1Relating to or in the form of words. 与文字有关的，文字上的 the root of the problem is visual rather than verbal 问题的根源是视觉方面的，而不是文字方面的。 verbal abuse 恶言，漫骂。 Example sentencesExamples Joan interrupted their verbal jousting by stepping forward and taking the bottle out of Zeke's hand. After protracted verbal sparring followed by hand-to-hand combat, Harry defeats Riddle by stabbing the diary. From absolutely nowhere Syrah ran into the verbal battle, speaking with venom in her normally controlled voice. The conversations between the bird beings sound as ‘bird brained’ as the rather mindless verbal dilly-dallying of the humans. The camera remains centered on the individuals as they speak, but pulls back when verbal confrontations occur. Why are they often able to deter attacks using merely verbal threats? He has verbal dexterity and rhyming skills which very few rap artists have. The highly verbal quality of their construction can prove an insurmountable obstacle to their success as a film. Music may have meaning, but it is an imprecise language, a language of suggestion and imagery rather than verbal description. He loves the verbal jousting almost as much as the 90 minutes. Tests at twelve months showed marginal improvement in verbal fluency associated with estradiol declines. I didn't feel up for more verbal abuse, but I still wondered where he was taking me. But there is a certain standard of verbal dexterity that is expected in politicians at this level. He loves this verbal jousting as a dodge for his academic laziness. Perhaps indirect rather than direct verbal strategies and nonverbal communication would be preferable in some relationships. ‘It's nice to finally see Silsden getting some visible support rather than just verbal support,’ she said. He gave Rafe a parting thump along with a touch more verbal abuse and left us alone. Unfortunately, some politicians are prepared to trade verbal punches rather than attend to the country's business. The Democratic governors who witnessed the verbal assault were likewise restrained in their reaction. Then there are the random moments like that when verbal communication breaks through. 1.1 Spoken rather than written; oral. 口头的 a verbal agreement 口头协议。 Example sentencesExamples Healthcare providers may need to write ‘exercise prescriptions’ rather than give verbal advice to frail older adults. These beliefs were grounded in memory, experience, and observation rather than verbal instruction or religious revelation. Manchester United have reportedly reached a verbal agreement with Barcelona on a fee for the England captain. The councillors did reverse themselves on this matter after two written and two verbal submissions from me. SL stated that despite there being no written contract there was a verbal agreement and that would stand up in law. Patients who understand and can apply written or verbal information and instructions have better outcomes. Previous studies by the group have shown that depressed persons making serious suicide attempts have impaired verbal fluency. By being in the frame, I could direct scenes from within, rather than giving verbal directions to my actors in-between scenes. Monday's hearing heard written and verbal testimonies from family members of the deceased and from medical staff. Written and verbal invitations to community representatives to dialogue with the company have not been taken up. Here as well, purely verbal concessions were made to demands for international control. Verbal fluency Participants were asked to produce as many grocery items as possible during 60 seconds. She gave a verbal agreement to appear in the 1992 film, Boxing Helena. A verbal agreement can hold more weight than, or even entirely supercede, a written one. We proceeded with the understanding that this verbal agreement would eventually be formalized in writing. Patients received written and verbal instructions on proper inhaler technique at screening and at each of the study visits. This can be accomplished by employing consistent verbal descriptors in both oral speech and written materials. I received several written as well as verbal follow-ups to ensure I was happy and not having any problems. They have extraordinary verbal skills and written skills. The experimenter wrote verbal protocols down verbatim. Synonyms oral, spoken, said, uttered, articulated, expressed, stated, verbalized, vocal, unwritten, by mouth, word-of-mouth 1.2 Tending to talk a lot. 多话的，爱说话的 he's very verbal 他的话很多。 Example sentencesExamples Second, Crow suggests that evolutionary processes were greatly accelerated by female selection of highly verbal males. 2Grammar Relating to or derived from a verb. 与文字有关的，文字上的 a verbal adjective 由动词构成的形容词。 Example sentencesExamples The past forms of nominal sentences are verbal sentences because of the verb of existence which expresses the past tense. It is unlikely that such a verb as organize will shift, because of its verbal suffix: no Let's have an organize. Nominal, adjectival, and verbal expressions can, however, be ‘coerced’ into serving a non-prototypical function. Among other particular features of Albanian and other Balkan languages are a postpositive definite article and the absence of a verbal infinitive. nounˈvərbəlˈvərbəl Grammar 1A word or words functioning as a verb. 〔语法〕动词性单词（或短语、从句） 1.1 A verbal noun. 动词性名词 Usage It is sometimes said that the true sense of the adjective verbal is ‘of or concerned with words,’ whether spoken or written (as in verbal abuse), and that it should not be used to mean ‘spoken rather than written’ (as in a verbal agreement). For this strictly ‘spoken’ sense, it is said that the adjective oral should be used instead. In practice, however, verbal is well established in this sense and, even in legal contexts, a verbal agreement is understood to mean a contract whose accepted terms have been spoken rather than written Origin Late 15th century (describing a person who deals with words rather than things): from French, or from late Latin verbalis, from verbum ‘word’ (see verb).
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