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Orally

see synonyms of orally

Adverb

1. orally

(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by_mouth

Example Sentences:
'he was administered the drug orally'

2. by word of mouth, orally

by spoken rather than written means

Example Sentences:
'these stories were transmitted by word of mouth'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Orally

see synonyms of orally
adjective
1. 
spoken or verbal
an oral agreement
2. 
relating to, affecting, or for use in the mouth
an oral thermometer
3. 
of or relating to the surface of an animal, such as a jellyfish, on which the mouth is situated
4. 
denoting a drug to be taken by mouth
an oral contraceptive
Compare parenteral
5. 
of, relating to, or using spoken words
6. phonetics
pronounced with the soft palate in a raised position completely closing the nasal cavity and allowing air to pass out only through the mouth
7. psychoanalysis
a. 
relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which the child's interest is concentrated on the mouth
b. 
denoting personality traits, such as dependence, selfishness, and aggression, resulting from fixation at the oral stage
Compare anal (sense 2), genital (sense 2), phallic (sense 2)
noun
8. 
an examination in which the questions and answers are spoken rather than written

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Orally

see synonyms of orally
adjective
1. 
uttered by the mouth; spoken
2. 
of speech; using speech
3. 
of, involving, or administered through the mouth
4. 
of or having to do with sexual stimulation of the genitals by the mouth or tongue
5.  Phonetics
having mouth resonance only
see also nasal
6.  Psychoanalysis
a. 
designating or of the earliest stage of psychosexual development, in which interest centers around sucking, feeding, and biting
b. 
designating or of such traits in the adult as friendliness, generosity, and optimism or aggressiveness and pessimism, regarded as unconscious psychic residues of that stage
see also anal1, genital
7.  Zoology
on or of the same side as the mouth
noun US
8. 
an examination with spoken questions and answers, as at a college
often used in pl.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Orally

see synonyms of orally
adj.
1. Spoken rather than written.
2. Of or relating to the mouth: oral surgery.
3. Used in or taken through the mouth: an oral thermometer; an oral vaccine.
4. Consisting of or using speech: oral instruction.
5. Linguistics Articulated through the mouth only, with the nasal passages closed.
6. Psychology Of or relating to the first stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, from birth to about 18 months, during which the mouth is the chief focus of exploration and pleasure. The oral stage is followed by the anal stage.
n.
1. often orals An academic examination in which questions and answers are spoken rather than written.
2. Informal Oral sex.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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