verbal

/ˈvɜr·bəl/ adj [not gradable] (SPOKEN)

Definition

› spoken rather than written: Our apartment lease is really just a verbal agreement. verbally

/ˈvɜr·bə·li/ adv › The judge then verbally agreed to the attorneys' request.

(Definition of verbal adj (SPOKEN) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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