Meaning | Uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination. |
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Examples | - "a spoken message"
- "the spoken language"
- "a soft-spoken person"
- "sharp-spoken "
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Narrower | expressed, uttered, verbalized, verbalised | Communicated in words / words |
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oral, unwritten | Using speech rather than writing |
verbal | Expressed in spoken words |
viva-voce, word-of-mouth | Expressed orally |
See also | articulate | Expressing yourself easily or characterized by clear expressive language / language |
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Opposite | written | set down in writing in any of various ways |
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Spanish | hablado |
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Catalan | parlat, verbal |
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