textual

[ teks-choo-uhl ]

adjective
  1. of or relating to a text: textual errors.

  2. based on or conforming to the text, as of the Scriptures: a textual interpretation of the Bible.

Origin of textual

1
1350–1400; Middle English <Medieval Latin textu(s) (see text) + -al1; replacing Middle English textuel<Middle French <Medieval Latin, as above

Other words from textual

  • tex·tu·al·ly, adverb
  • in·ter·tex·tu·al, adjective
  • in·ter·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb
  • non·tex·tu·al, adjective
  • non·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb
  • un·tex·tu·al, adjective
  • un·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb

Words Nearby textual

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How to use textual in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for textual

textual

/ (ˈtɛkstjʊəl) /


adjective
  1. of or relating to a text or texts

  2. based on or conforming to a text

Derived forms of textual

  • textually, adverb

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