verbal

adjective

prolix

expressed in spoken words

relating to or having facility in the use of words

of or relating to or formed from a verb

of or relating to or formed from words in general

communicated in the form of words

Roots

verbumverb- · Latin · word

Synonyms for verbal

oraladj conversationaladj spokenadj linguisticadj phrasaladj lexicaladj nuncupativeadj vocabularyn

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Where does verbal come from?

The word verbal breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root verb-, from Latin verbum (“word”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.