verbal

Communicated in the form of words.

“verbal imagery”

“a verbal protest”

Expressed in spoken words.

“a verbal contract”

Prolix.

“you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal”

Relating to or having facility in the use of words.

“a good poet is a verbal artist”

“a merely verbal writer who sacrifices content to sound”

Of or relating to or formed from words in general.

“verbal ability”

Of or relating to or formed from a verb.

“verbal adjectives like `running' in `hot and cold running water'”