factual
Americanadjective
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of or relating to facts; concerning facts.
factual accuracy.
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based on or restricted to facts.
a factual report.
adjective
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of, relating to, or characterized by facts
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of the nature of fact; real; actual
Other Word Forms
- factualism noun
- factualist noun
- factualistic adjective
- factuality noun
- factually adverb
- factualness noun
- nonfactual adjective
- nonfactually adverb
- unfactual adjective
- unfactually adverb
Etymology
Origin of factual
First recorded in 1825–35; fact + -ual, after actual or effectual
Example Sentences
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A spokesperson for Paramount wrote in a statement to The Times that “these baseless claims lack legal or factual merit. We strongly reject them and will respond accordingly through the court process.”
From Los Angeles Times
Much will come down to factual rather than constitutional distinctions: Was Mr. Lemon inside Cities Church in his capacity as a journalist?
Once the VAR, James Bell, identified that Cuenca had let go of Cunha before he got to the area it was a simple, factual change of decision.
From BBC
The wire services, plus independent big-city papers, gave the nation a shared factual floor.
"However, it varies by genre and, according to audience groups and people we interviewed, more could be done, particularly in the choice of presenters in news and factual content."
From BBC
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