Adjective Of, relating to, or associated with words, Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral, Relating to, having the nature or function of, or derived from a verb, noun_ In grammar, a noun derived from a verb and sharing in its senses and constructions; a verbal noun, A verbal noun or adjective, grammar 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, verb_ transitive, UK, Australia To fabricate a confession