orally adv 1: (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by_mouth; "he was administered the drug orally" 2: by spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" [syn: {orally}, {by word of mouth}]
Orally \O"ral*ly\, adv. 1. In an oral manner. --Tillotson. [1913 Webster] 2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally. [Obs.] --Usher. [1913 Webster]