Verbal /(?)/

Ver·bal

Verbal

a.
  1. Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.
    Made she no verbal question?
    We subjoin an engraving . . . which will give the reader a far better notion of the structure than any verbal description could convey to the mind.
    — Mayhew.
  2. 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.
    And loses, though but verbal, his reward.
    Mere verbal refinements, instead of substantial knowledge.
  3. Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as, a verbal translation.
  4. Abounding with words; verbose. [Obs.]
  5. 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. (Gram.)

Phrases & Compounds
Verbal inspiration
See under Inspiration.
Verbal noun
a noun derived directly from a verb or verb stem; a verbal. The term is specifically applied to infinitives, and nouns ending in -ing, esp. to the latter. See Gerund, and -ing, 2. See also, Infinitive mood, under Infinitive.

Verbal

n.
  1. A noun derived from a verb. (Gram.)