The Clue
Like slander, as opposed to libel (4 letter answer)
The Answer
ORAL
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Notes
The answer ORAL is very common and appears about once every 26 puzzles.
Related Clues
Actinal
Buccal
By mouth
Nuncupative
Spoken
Test
Verbal
Antithesis of written
Evangelist Roberts
Kind of contract
Kind of exam
Kind of history
Kind of hygiene
Kind of rinse
Kind of surgeon
Kind of surgery
Kind of test
Kind of testimony
Kind of tradition
Kind of vaccine
Mr. Roberts
Not written
Read aloud
Said aloud
School test
Type of test
Viva-voce
Dental school exam?
Face-to-face test
Kind of history or pathology
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Definition
ORAL as a noun:
1. (oral, oral exam, oral examination, viva voce, viva) = an examination conducted by word of mouth
ORAL as an adjective:
1. (oral, unwritten) = using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
2. of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
3. of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
4. a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression