Hyperverbal vs. Verbal

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  • Hyperverbal (adjective)

    Highly verbal; tending to talk very much.

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Of or relating to words.

    “wordish”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Concerned with the words, rather than the substance of a text.

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Consisting of words only.

    “non-verbal|substantive”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Expressly spoken rather than written.

    “a verbal contract”

    “a verbal testimony”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Derived from, or having the nature of a verb.

    “rhematic”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Used to form a verb.

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Capable of speech.

    “preverbal”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Word for word.

    “literal|verbatim”

    “a verbal translation”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    Abounding with words; verbose.

  • Verbal (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.

  • Verbal (verb)

    To fabricating a confession.

Wiktionary
  • Verbal (adjective)

    relating to or in the form of words

    “verbal abuse”

    “the root of the problem is visual rather than verbal”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    spoken rather than written; oral

    “a verbal agreement”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    tending to talk a lot

    “he’s very verbal”

  • Verbal (adjective)

    relating to or derived from a verb

    “a verbal adjective”

  • Verbal (noun)

    a word or words functioning as a verb.

  • Verbal (noun)

    a verbal noun.

  • Verbal (noun)

    abuse; insults

    “just a bit of air-wave verbals”

  • Verbal (noun)

    the lyrics of a song or the dialogue of a film

    “it is the responsibility of the directors to do better with the verbals”

  • Verbal (noun)

    a verbal statement containing a damaging admission alleged to have been made to the police, and offered as evidence by the prosecution.

  • Verbal (verb)

    attribute a damaging statement to (a suspect), especially dishonestly.

Oxford Dictionary

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