verbal
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
communicated in the form of words
verbal imagery
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- communicatory similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or formed from words in general
verbal ability
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- word pertains to
Sense 3 adjective
of or relating to or formed from a verb
verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'
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Sense 4 adjective
relating to or having facility in the use of words
a good poet is a verbal artist
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- mathematical antonym
Sense 5 adjective
expressed in spoken words
a verbal contract
Related & opposite
- spoken similar to
Sense 6 adjective
prolix
you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | communicatory |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | word |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | verb |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | verb |
| 3 | pertains to | Related & opposite | verb |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | mathematical |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | spoken |
| 6 | domain usage | Related & opposite | archaism |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | prolix |