vocally

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *wṓkʷs

Proto-Italic *wōks

Latin vōx

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin vōcālisbor.

Middle English vocal

English vocal

English -ly

English vocally

From vocal + -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvəʊkəli/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈvoʊkəli/

Adverb

vocally (comparative more vocally, superlative most vocally)

1. In a vocal manner.

   Passengers complained long and vocally about the timetable changes.

2. Using words.

   The infant responded vocally to the first stimulus in the study.

Derived terms

• nonvocally

Translations

in a vocal manner

•  Esperanto: voke

using words

•  Esperanto: vorte
• Catalan: vocalment
• Spanish: vocalmente