Verbal

Adjective

of or pertaining to words

verbal ability.

consisting of or in the form of words

verbal imagery.

expressed in spoken words; oral rather than written

verbal communication; verbal agreement.

consisting of or expressed in words (as opposed to actions)

a verbal protest.

pertaining to or concerned with words only (as opposed to ideas, facts, or realities)

a purely verbal distinction between two concepts.

corresponding word for word; verbatim

a verbal translation.

using words

verbal facility.

based on the use of words (as opposed to other activity)

a verbal score in a test; verbal IQ.

Grammar .

of, pertaining to, or derived from a verb.

used in a sentence as or like a verb, as participles and infinitives.

Noun

Grammar . a word, particularly a noun or adjective, derived from a verb.

Synonyms

adjective

exact , expressed , lingual , literal , oral , rhetorical , said , stated , told , unwritten , verbatim , word-for-word * , [[word-of-mouthnotes:oral applies only to the spoken word but verbal can describe both spoken and written; oral means \'by mouth\' or \'by spoken word\' and verbal means \'written or spoken word\' - so an oral agreement is spoken but a verbal agreement can be spoken or written]] , wordy , spoken , word-of-mouth , word-for-word , articulate , talkative , vocal