verbality

noun

ver·​bal·​i·​ty

ˌvərˈbalətē,

-lətē,

-i

plural -es

1

: verbiage

prolix, drawling stuff, full of stale, puling verbality

—G. T. Buckley

2

: a verbal statement or formulation

if they agree with these verbalities and effects, we can know that our ideas of the past are true

—William James

3

: the quality or nature of a verb

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