VERB'AL, a. [L. verbalis.]
1. Spoken; expressed to the ear in words; not written; as a verbal message; a verbal contract; verbal testimony.2. Oral; uttered by the mouth.3. Consisting in mere words; as a verbal reward.4. Respecting words only; as a verbal dispute.5. Minutely exact in words, or attending to words only; as a verbal critic.6. Literal; having word answering to word; as a verbal translation.7. In grammar, derived from a verb; as a verbal noun.8. Verbose; abounding with words. [Not in use.]