1.communicated in the form of words;
verbal imagery
2.of or relating to or formed from words in general;
verbal ability
3.of or relating to or formed from a verb;
verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'
4.relating to or having facility in the use of words;
a good poet is a verbal artist
5.expressed in spoken words;
a verbal contract
6.prolix;
you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal- Shakespeare