O·ral·ly, adv.
1. In an oral manner.
2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally. [Obs.]
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orally
adv 1: (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection;
"he was administered the drug orally" [syn: by mouth]
2: by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were
transmitted by word of mouth" [syn: by word of mouth]