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: in spoken words : by means of speech
The exam will be given orally.
an orally presented argument
Deaf, signing parents will "babble" to their infants in sign, just as hearing parents do orally; this is how the child learns language …—
Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks2
: by way of the mouth
The medicine can be administered orally.
Another example is amygdalin, which is found in the pits of peaches and apricots. If consumed orally, it is approximately 40 times more toxic than by intravenous injection …—Des W. Connell
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These help reduce inflammation after an allergic reaction and may be given orally (by mouth) or intravenously (IV), which is medicine given through a vein, in emergency settings.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 July 2025
Some diabetes medications are taken orally, and others are injected.
—Kathleen Daly, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies, only communicated them orally.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Humans communicate orally by combining a relatively small number of sounds (or phonemes) to make words, which are combined again to create sentences.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
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Lindsay Curtis, Health, 10 July 2025
Some diabetes medications are taken orally, and others are injected.
—Kathleen Daly, Verywell Health, 30 June 2025
In a sign of how secretive this decision-making has become, most said their hospitals had not written down these new policies, only communicated them orally.
—Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Humans communicate orally by combining a relatively small number of sounds (or phonemes) to make words, which are combined again to create sentences.
—Rosie McCall, Discover Magazine, 12 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for orally
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“Orally.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/orally. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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