Verbal meaning

What does “verbal” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“verbal” is an adjective with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: communicated in the form of words.

verbal

communicated in the form of words
“verbal imagery”
“a verbal protest”
of or relating to or formed from words in general
“verbal ability”
of or relating to or formed from a verb
“verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'”
relating to or having facility in the use of words
“a good poet is a verbal artist”
“a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound”
Oppositesnumerical
expressed in spoken words
“a verbal contract”
prolix
“you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University