orally

Words with a similar base: orally

'orally'

[orally.r.01] as in: (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by_mouth

Examples:
he was administered the drug orally

'orally'

[orally.r.02] as in: by spoken rather than written means

Examples:
these stories were transmitted by word of mouth

Origins

					orally (English)
├── -ly (English)
│   ├── -lice (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
│   └── -ly (Middle English (1100-1500))
└── oral (English)
    └── oralis (Latin)
        └── os (Latin)

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