Standard Lemma guide

verbally

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: V ER0 B AE1 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Dumbstruck with joy, she was unable to express herself verbally, but the gratitude in her face was evident to all.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

by means of language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • verbally expressive

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

as a verb

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had a habit of using nouns verbally

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English verbal Middle English -ly English -ly English verbally From verbal + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: устно (ustno) — in a verbal manner
  • Bulgarian: словом (slovom) — in a verbal manner
  • Catalan: verbalment — in a verbal manner
  • Catalan: de viva veu — in a verbal manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口頭上 /口头上 (kǒutóu shang) — in a verbal manner
  • Chinese Mandarin: 口頭地 /口头地 (kǒutóu de) — in a verbal manner
  • Esperanto: parole — in a verbal manner
  • Finnish: sanallisesti — in a verbal manner
  • Finnish: verbaalisesti — in a verbal manner
  • French: verbalement — in a verbal manner
  • Galician: verbalmente — in a verbal manner
  • Georgian: ზეპირად (zeṗirad) — in a verbal manner
  • Georgian: სიტყვიერად (siṭq̇vierad) — in a verbal manner
  • Greek: φραστικά (frastiká) — in a verbal manner
  • Greek: προφορικά (proforiká) — in a verbal manner
  • Greek: λεκτικά (lektiká) — in a verbal manner
  • Hungarian: verbálisan — in a verbal manner
  • Polish: słownie — in a verbal manner
  • Polish: ustnie — in a verbal manner
  • Polish: werbalnie — in a verbal manner
  • Portuguese: verbalmente — in a verbal manner
  • Spanish: verbalmente — in a verbal manner
  • Spanish: de viva voz — in a verbal manner
  • Spanish: a boca — in a verbal manner
  • Spanish: boca a boca — in a verbal manner
  • Ukrainian: верба́льно (verbálʹno) — in a verbal manner
  • Ukrainian: слове́сно (slovésno) — in a verbal manner
  • Ukrainian: у́сно (úsno) — in a verbal manner