adv
Meaning 1
In a vocal manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Passengers complained long and vocally about the timetable changes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
vocally
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvəʊkəli/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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General-American: /ˈvoʊkəli/
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CMU ARPABET: V OW1 K AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
Using words.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The infant responded vocally to the first stimulus in the study.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a vocal manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she defended herself vocally
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wekw-der. Proto-Indo-European *wṓkws Proto-Italic *wōks Latin vōx Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin vōcālisbor. Middle English vocal English vocal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English vocally From vocal + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: vocalment — using words
- Spanish: vocalmente — using words