orally en · ADV
Pronunciation
- /ˈɔːɹəli/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English oral Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English orally From oral + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) By mouth.
But methadone is a dangerous drug. If taken orally by a nonaddict, it can cause euphoria or even death.
1971 March 19, Richard Severo, “Addiction: Chemistry Is the New Hope, but Degree of Its Effectiveness Is Still Disputed”, in The New York Times:This medicine is taken orally. Swallowing a pill sure beats getting a shot every day.
Pleasure your partner orally and manually.
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(not-comparable) Spoken as opposed to written.
I took the make-up test orally because my arm is still in a cast.
Deriveds
extraorally · periorally · orally disintegrating tablet
Translations (37)
eo buŝe (by mouth) · sv verbalt (spoken) · crh şifayen (spoken) · ca oralment (spoken) · ar شِفَاهِيًا (spoken) · fr oralement (by mouth) · uk у́сно (spoken) · ar فَمَوِيًّا (by mouth) · fi suullisesti (spoken) · pl ustnie (spoken) · bg устно (spoken) · pt verbalmente (spoken) · gl verbalmente (spoken) · pt bucalmente (by mouth) · gl oralmente (by mouth) · gl oralmente (spoken) · ru ора́льно (by mouth) · bg през устата (by mouth) · pl werbalnie (spoken) · is munnlega (spoken) · tr şifahen (spoken) · fr oralement (spoken) · sv muntligt (spoken) · is munnlega (by mouth) · de mündlich (spoken) · ru у́стно (spoken) · pt oralmente (by mouth) · pl słownie (spoken) · es de viva voz (spoken) · fi suun kautta (by mouth) · pl ustnie (by mouth) · sv oralt (by mouth) · pt oralmente (spoken) · es oralmente (by mouth) · ar شِفَاهًا (spoken) · de oral (by mouth) · es oralmente (spoken)