different between orally vs aloud

English

Etymology

oral +? -ly

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????li/

Adverb

orally (not comparable)

1. By mouth.

   This medicine is taken orally. Swallowing a pill sure beats getting a shot every day.

2. Spoken as opposed to written.

   I took the make-up test orally because my arm is still in a cast.

Translations

Anagrams

• Royall, oryall, royall

English

Etymology

From Middle English aloud, a loude (“aloud”), equivalent to a- +? loud or a- +? loude (“sound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??la?d/
• Rhymes: -a?d
• Homophone: allowed
• Hyphenation: aloud

Adverb

aloud (not comparable)

1. With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.
2. Audibly, as opposed to silently/quietly.

Translations

Adjective

aloud (not comparable)

1. Spoken out loud.

Anagrams

• doula, doúla

Dutch

Alternative forms

• aaloud (obsolete)

Etymology

Compound of al +? oud.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??l.?u?t/, /?l??u?t/
• Hyphenation: al?oud

Adjective

aloud (not comparable)

1. ancient, time-honoured, from time immemorial
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Inflection

Derived terms

• aloudheid