Orally vs. Verbally — What's the Difference?

Spoken rather than written.

Of, relating to, or associated with words

Of or relating to the mouth

Concerned with words only rather than with content or ideas

Used in or taken through the mouth

Consisting of words alone without action

Consisting of or using speech

Expressed in spoken rather than written words; oral

(Linguistics) Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.

Corresponding word for word; literal

(Psychology) Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, from birth to about 18 months, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure. The oral stage is followed by the anal stage.

Relating to, having the nature or function of, or derived from a verb.

Often orals An academic examination in which questions and answers are spoken rather than written.

Used to form verbs

(Informal) Oral sex.

Of or relating to proficiency in the use and understanding of words

By mouth.

A verbal noun or adjective.

Spoken as opposed to written.

In a verbal manner; with words; by speaking.

In an oral manner.

In a verbal manner; orally.

By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally.

Word for word; verbatim.

(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection;

As a verb;

By spoken rather than written means;

By means of language;