verbally

adverb

ver·bal·ly ˈvər-bə-lē

: in words : through or by the use of words

Yet it seems whenever somebody writes about him, Sheen gets verbally slugged for not driving around in some beat-up old Chevy.—

Hal Rubenstein

In Chapter 1 … Burge explains verbally, formally, and symbolically the system of notations to be used in the book.—

Datamation

: in spoken rather than written words

In the centuries before the Magna Carta, agreements were made and kept verbally.—

Janeen R. Adil

… John's will was not a written will. It was a nuncupative will, which means on his deathbed, John verbally told persons how he wanted his estate divided or dispensed.—

Sharon Tate Moody

… is intended to express, whether verbally or in writing, or in any other way, the real process of thought.—

Trewin Copplestone

Although some prospects arrive at these football factories verbally committed to a college, most are still free agents.—

Bruce Feldman

: with regard to words or language

Lessing has never been an elegant writer. At her better and best, she is cranky, … pleonastic, defensive, and verbally self-indulgent.—

Susan Lardner

Some toddlers walk early and talk late; others are verbally precocious but happily creep and crawl until the middle of the second year.—

Susan Ochshorn

: as a verb

a noun being used verbally

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So while President Joe Biden, his successor President-elect Donald Trump, Hamas, Qatar and Egypt have verbally agreed to the deal, Netanyahu is making last-minute accusations about Hamas trying to change and renege on the deal. —

Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 17 Jan. 2025 The incident unfolded when a Green Bay fan, attending the game with her fiancé, Alexander Basara, was verbally abused by a fellow Eagles supporter. —

John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025 In 2022, nearly a third of trans people nationwide said they were verbally harassed in the last year because of their gender identity, according to the U.S. Trans Survey conducted by advocacy groups. —

Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025 Clearly enthused and caught in the moment, Newton begins to verbally celebrate before being scolded by a Special Forces member on the helicopter for his unbridled outburst. —

Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for verbally