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verbally

[vur-buh-lee]

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adverb

using spoken words rather than written words; orally.
The committee verbally OK’d the park renewal plan.
by the use of words, rather than by physical means.
Pain inflicted verbally can leave deep, invisible scars.
Grammar.��with the function of a verb.
When used verbally, the term ‘bird-dog’ is hyphenated.

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Other Word Forms

nonverbally adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of verbally¹

First recorded in 1570–70; verbal ( def. ) + -ly ( def. )

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Mrs Figueiredo says she raised concerns about her daughter's care verbally and in writing on a number of occasions to the hospital and to Mr Aninakwa.

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She described a litany of abuse directed at her by her former partner including being strangled, verbally abused in public and threatened.

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I’m not that person who’s able to verbally cut someone down in the second that she needs to.

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In March, Swiatek was criticised for reacting angrily towards a ball boy at Indian Wells, then given extra security after being verbally abused by an "aggressive and taunting" fan in Miami.

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Later in the training, we decided on the exact treatment of our bodies should we no longer be able to communicate verbally.

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