Verbatim
noun
A word-for-word report of a speech.
adjective
(of a document) Corresponding with the original word for word.
“Date unknown: Joint Committee on Printing Congress of the United States, General Statement of Procedure for Verbatim Reporting of Proceedings in Senate Chamber, page five:”
(of a person) Able to take down a speech word for word, especially in shorthand.
Synonyms: to the letter, word for word
adverb
Word for word; in exactly the same words as were used originally.
“I have copied his speech verbatim, so this is exactly what he said, word for word.”
Orally; verbally.
Synonyms: by heart, in so many words, word for word, wordmeal