verbal

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or associated with words: a detailed verbal description.
  2. adjective Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas: a merely verbal distinction.
  3. adjective Consisting of words alone without action: a verbal confrontation.

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  • The poetry which flows between us is non-verbal, as old as Terra's seas. —  Aeon One
  • Slide 14:  When a message is both verbal and non-verbal, the nonverbal message may have more impact on the receiver than the words alone …. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • I case the room for responses, verbal or non-verbal, and made eye contact with white women who said non-verbally not if they could help it. —  Jackson Free Press - Breaking News
  • Prosecutors rarely have direct evidence of intent, such as a verbal or written confession, but circumstantial evidence is often presented. —  Gamecock - A Townhall.com user blog
  • When none could be presented (our lease agreement is verbal, as are around 40\% of all leases agreements) they told us that they had 'no choice' but to comply with the order and board up the house. —  Pittsburgh Indymedia
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin verbālis, from Latin verbum, word; see verb.

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  1. from French verbal = Spanish Portuguese verbal = Italian verbale, from Late Latin verbalis, consisting of words, from Latin verbum, a word, verb: see verb.
 

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/ˈvərbəl/
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