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    [Adjective]  | "ver*bal" | \ ˈvər-bəl \


    1: of, relating to, or consisting of words

    2: of, relating to, or involving words rather than meaning or substance

    3: consisting of or using words only and not involving action


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English verbale, borrowed from Late Latin verbālis, from Latin verbum "word, {see: |verb:1|verb:1}" + -ālis {see: |-al:1|-al:1};

    [Noun]  | "verbal" 


    1: a word that combines characteristics of a verb with those of a noun or adjective


    Origin: 1530 ;

     Borrowed from New Latin verbālis, noun derivative of Late Latin verbālis {see: |verbal:1|verbal:1};

    [Noun]  | "verbal auxiliary" 


    1: an auxiliary verb


    Origin: circa 1958 ;

    [Noun]  | "verbal noun" 


    1: a noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem and in some uses having the sense and constructions of a verb


    Origin: 1652 ;

    [Noun]  | "verbal abuse" 


    1: harsh and insulting language directed at a person

    [Noun]  | "pro*cès-ver*bal" | \ prō-ˌsā-vər-ˈbäl \


    1: an official written record


    Origin: 1635 ;

     French, literally, verbal trial;

    [Adjective]  | "verbal" 


    1: of or relating to words or language;


      * e.g., " ... the child didn't yet have the verbal skills needed to tell the doctor about the pain he was experiencing "





    2: made or carried on through speaking rather than in writing;


      * e.g., " ... a verbal agreement carries less force than a written contract "





    [Noun]  | "procès-verbal" 


     [ "verbal" ]

    1: Expressive during sex;articulating one's pleasure,giving specific directions, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... One guy to another: "I think you'll have a good time with her 'cause you like'em verbal." 

     [ "verbal" ]

    1: In college basketball terms, a verbal (commitment) is an oral agreement between the player and a university indicating that the player will stop looking at other schools and that the coach can safely assume that he has landed his recruit. This is followed by the signing of a Letter of Intent. A verbal commitment is technically non-binding and has been the cause of much controversy in recent years, as athletes have begun to "de-verbalize" at a growing rate, causing consternation for coaching staffs and the NCAA.

      * e.g.,  ... Eric Gordon backed out of his verbal commitment to the University of Illinois, choosing rather to attend Indiana University 

     [ "verbal" ]

    1: suave homelesss guy that lives in canada enjoys drinking and the occasional bowl ... of cereal

      * e.g.,  ... verbal is the man 

     [ "verbal" ]

    1: a way of misspelling my name....see cheese, sarah, and stupentiously awsome jawsome

      * e.g.,  ... damn, verbal is the shizznit!! 

     [ "Verbal" ]

    1: When a person says something over a screen but can't say it irl like a keyboard warrior

      * e.g.,  ... Eg :( You're doing a yolo on snap Person chatting verbal: fham your butterz pattern 

     [ "verbals" ]

    1: swearing/cursing in a argument

      * e.g.,  ... 'you hear the man over there giving it the verbals to that woman' 


     [ "verbals" ]

    2: swearing/cursing at someone in general

     [ "Verbaled" ]

    1: to verbal; to verbally destroy another person, through insults, statements, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... shut up bitch you like like mr miyagi with a bowlcut, you go to school in a v-neck and skinny-jeans and try to jerk in sketchers, get verbaled ya fag 

     [ "verbalize" ]

    1: The act of making a noun a verb by simply stating it (the noun) in a sentence as if it was a verb. For example "Im going to google that!" instead of saying "I am going to perform a search on google.com"

      * e.g.,  ... Mom: "go lawnmower the backyard Roger !" Son: "Mom, don't verbalize!! The appropriate expression is 'Go mow the lawn', and no I'm too busy smoking pot." 

     [ "Verbalate" ]

    1: Verb-Ah-Late: When one or more people move energetically, or act out their story while talking. Very wild conversationalist.

      * e.g.,  ... She likes to verbalate while having a conversation. 

     [ "Verbalizing" ]

    1: A form of Verbalize.

      * e.g.,  ... I'm verbalizing how I feel about the word verbalizing. 

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