verbal

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Spoken rather than written.

   They made only a verbal agreement, with nothing on paper.

2. 2
   adj

   Relating to or using words.

   The job requires strong verbal skills.

3. 3
   adj

   Relating to or formed from a verb.

   'Running water' uses 'running' as a verbal adjective.

From Old French verbal, from Late Latin verbālis (“belonging to a word”). Equivalent to verb + -al.

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