verbally
In a verbal manner; with words; by speakingIn a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.
» Tom has been verbally abusing Mary.
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 sensesIn a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.
Dumbstruck with joy, she was unable to express herself verbally, but the gratitude in her face was evident to all.
верба́льноverbálʹno, слове́сноslovésno, у́сноúsno
- by means of language
- as a verb
Examples
29 sentencesTom has been verbally abusing Mary.
They verbally abused Tom.
I don't express myself well verbally.
They were verbally abusive to Mary.
Yanni became verbally violent with Skura.
Янні став словесно жорстоким зі Скурою. — Ahha
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
more verbally, most verbally| Comparative | more verbally Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most verbally |
regular
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.