By word of mouth; orally.

by word of mouth. By means of spoken words, as distinguished from writing or other means of expression or (in later use esp.) dissemination; orally.

Spoken as distinct from written or other communication; by tongue, by word of mouth. Obsolete.

Statedly, avowedly; explicitly, expressly.

In or with spoken words; orally, verbally. Chiefly in legal contexts.

In or with spoken (rather than written) words; by means of speech; orally.

As distinct from writing. Also inor with viva voce.

By word of mouth; orally; without written statements.

Orally; by means of the spoken word. Obsolete. rare.

By or with the mouth as the organ of speech; verbally; using speech as a medium.

slang phr. on the blob: by word of mouth. Cf. blab, n.1