Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verbally

/vɚbˈæli/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables
ver-bal-ly
IPA
/vɚbˈæli/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English verbal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English verbally From verbal + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more verbally (comparative) most verbally (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonverbally subverbally

Rhymes With

valley rally finale sally alley tally o'malley galley allie dally bally halley

Questions

How do you pronounce verbally?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɚbˈæli/.
What does verbally mean?
In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.
Where does verbally come from?
Etymology tree English verbal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English verbally From verbal + -ly.

How to pronounce verbally

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