Definition of "verbal"
- adjective
Of, or relating to words.
Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.
Consisting of words only.
Expressly spoken or written.
Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.
Used to form a verb.
Capable of speech.
- noun
A verb form which does not function as a predicate, or a word derived from a verb. In English, infinitives, participles and gerunds are verbals.
- verb
To fabricate a confession.
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