Vocally

Part of speech: adverb

Pronunciation: /ˈvəʊkəli/

Definitions

1. Expressing ideas or emotions through the spoken word rather than through gestures or writing
2. Communicating with others by utilizing spoken language as the primary medium for sharing thoughts and feelings
3. Using the voice to express thoughts or feelings without writing or gestures

Etymology: "Vocally" is a plain formation: the adjective "vocal" with the adverbial ending "-ly" added. The adjective came into English from Latin "vōcālis", meaning "of the voice", which was built on "vōx" ("voice"). The Latin root traces back to a much older ancestor that also gave rise to "vox" in the ordinary sense of a sound produced by the mouth. The suffix is the more ancient part of the word. "-ly" descends from an Old English ending "-līċe", which itself came from a Germanic root meaning "body" or "form", so that "vocally" literally means something like "in the form of a voice". The ending was used to turn adjectives into adverbs of manner, a process that has been productive in English for over a thousand years.

Synonyms: orally, audibly, verbally, expressively, articulately

Antonyms: silently, inaudibly, muteness, quietly, taciturnly