Orally

//ˈɔːɹəli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    By mouth. not-comparable

    "This medicine is taken orally. Swallowing a pill sure beats getting a shot every day."

  2. 2
    Spoken as opposed to written. not-comparable

    "I took the make-up test orally because my arm is still in a cast."

Adverb
  1. 1
    by spoken rather than written means wordnet
  2. 2
    (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
by word of mouthby word of mouthviva voce

Example

More examples

"And of course, a speaker usually communicates in two ways, orally as well as through gestures."

Etymology

From oral + -ly.

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