orally

orally

English

Etymology

    From oral + -ly.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɔːɹəli/
    • Audio (Southern England):(file)

    Adverb

    orally (not comparable)

    1. By mouth.
      This medicine is taken orally. Swallowing a pill sure beats getting a shot every day.
      Pleasure your partner orally and manually.
      • 1971 March 19, Richard Severo, “Addiction: Chemistry Is the New Hope, but Degree of Its Effectiveness Is Still Disputed”, in The New York Times[1]:
        But methadone is a dangerous drug. If taken orally by a nonaddict, it can cause euphoria or even death.
    2. Spoken as opposed to written.
      I took the make-up test orally because my arm is still in a cast.

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