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[ vur-buh-lee ] / ˈvɜr bə li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR verbally ON THESAURUS.COM
adverbusing spoken words rather than written words; orally: The committee verbally OK’d the park renewal plan. by the use of words, rather than by physical means: Pain inflicted verbally can leave deep, invisible scars. Grammar. with the function of a verb: When used verbally, the term ‘bird-dog’ is hyphenated. Origin of verballyFirst recorded in 1570–70; verbal + -ly OTHER WORDS FROM verballynon·ver·bal·ly, adverbWords nearby verballyverbal irony, verbalism, verbalist, verbality, verbalize, verbally, verbal noun, verbascum, verbatim, verbatim et literatim, verbena Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for verballyShe was sexually and verbally abused, leading her to the brink of suicide. A Quorum For Change: The Fight For Global LGBT Equality|Justin Jones|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST For the next hour, she verbally humiliated him while he licked her boots and feet until they were completely cleaned. Whip It: Secrets of a Dominatrix|Justin Jones|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST In November 2013, a San Francisco man alleged that he was physically and verbally abused by an Uber driver. More Bad News for Uber: Driver Arrested in Los Angeles Rape Case|Olivia Nuzzi|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST As she speaks, she verbally italicizes words so that “as a person” sounds self-aware rather than psycho-babbly. Jenny Slate’s Earnest and Funny Abortion Film ‘Obvious Child’|Caryn James|June 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are a number of words people use to verbally attack, dehumanize, and other transgender women like me. RuPaul’s ‘She-Mail’ Exits Drag Race|Parker Molloy|April 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST But it is to be observed that the notices of the visitations are not mere repetitions, for they differ from each other verbally. St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh|H. J. Lawlor The banns were verbally published after the benediction following the conclusion of the Mass. The Philippine Islands|John Foreman This fact was first mentioned to me verbally by its discoverer, Faraday. Hours of Exercise in the Alps|John Tyndall You were pleased to inform me verbally, that my letter was referred to the committee, who were ordered to report immediately. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I|Various He was immediately set upon by all the others and verbally torn to pieces on the spot. Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
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