orally

1. 1.

   (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth

   “he was administered the drug orally”

   drug

2. 2.

   by spoken rather than written means

   “these stories were transmitted by word of mouth”

   Synonymsby word of mouth

Questions about orally

What does orally mean?

orally means "(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in orally?

orally has 3 syllables: o-ral-ly. The stress falls on "o". In IPA it is /ˈɔɹəli/.

What is another word for orally?

Close synonyms include by word of mouth. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.