Adjective He scored well on the verbal section of the test. They had a verbal exchange. a verbal agreement to finish the work We gave only verbal instructions.
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
Law said there had been a verbal altercation between multiple people throughout the day, and that is what led to the shooting. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 7 Sep. 2022 He was convicted of misdemeanor criminal damage with a domestic abuse modifier in 2021 in connection with charges filed in 2019 that accused him of smashing a window on his ex-girlfriend's car and denting the top of it during a verbal altercation. Beck Andrew Salgado, Journal Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 During a verbal altercation, a 30-year-old woman was shot in the knee while riding a CTA Red Line train in the Loop neighborhood shortly after midnight Saturday, Chicago police said. Deanese Williams-harris, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2022 Sigman, who is now fired from the university, got into a verbal altercation with someone the night of the shooting and was asked to leave a business after threatening the other person, according to the statement. Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 3 Aug. 2022 Callers told police that the incident unfolded off Adamson Square in a courthouse parking deck after Sigman got into a verbal altercation with another man at Leopoldo's, a popular pizzeria in the square. Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2022 Sigman got into a verbal altercation with another man at an Italian restaurant in Carrollton, according to police. Chuck Johnston, CNN, 31 July 2022 One man menaced another during a verbal altercation, first with a machete, then with a handgun. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 29 July 2022 The two men got into a verbal altercation, which turned physical, police said. Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 27 July 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English verbale, borrowed from Late Latin verbālis, from Latin verbum "word, verb entry 1" + -ālis-al entry 1
Noun
borrowed from New Latin verbālis, noun derivative of Late Latin verbālisverbal entry 1