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Verbalist

Ver′bal-ist

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Noun.
A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a literalist.

Definition 2024


verbalist

verbalist

English

Noun

verbalist (plural verbalists)

  1. One who possesses verbal or oratorical skill.
  2. One who favors words or the wording of something over its meaning or the idea behind it.

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