orally, by word of mouth
(adverb) by spoken rather than written means; “these stories were transmitted by word of mouth”
orally
(adverb) (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth; “he was administered the drug orally”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
orally (not comparable)
By mouth.
Spoken as opposed to written.
• Royall, oryall, royall
Source: Wiktionary
O"ral*ly, adv.
1. In an oral manner. Tillotson.
2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally. [Obs.] Usher.
O"ral, a. Etym: [L. os, oris, the mouth, akin to Skr. as. Cf. Adore, Orison, Usher.]
1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.
2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; as, oral cilia or cirri.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
