English dictionary
verbal
/'v/[@]/rb/@/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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of or relating to or formed from words in general
ExamplesVerbal ability.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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of or relating to or formed from a verb
ExamplesVerbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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relating to or having facility in the use of words
ExamplesA good poet is a verbal artist.
A merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound.
Verbal aptitude.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a <i>verbal</i> contract; <i>verbal</i> testimony.
Source: webster1913
noun
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A noun derived from a verb.
Source: webster1913
adjective satellite
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communicated in the form of words
ExamplesVerbal imagery.
A verbal protest.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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expressed in spoken words
ExamplesA verbal contract.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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prolix
ExamplesYou put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal.
Source: WordNet 3.0