Definition of verbal

• a. - Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.
• a. - Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing with words rather than with the ideas intended to be conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.
• a. - Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
• a. - Abounding with words; verbose.
• a. - Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group; derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.
• n. - A noun derived from a verb.