factual

[ fak-choo-uh l ]

/ ˈfæk tʃu əl /

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adjective

of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.

based on or restricted to facts: a factual report.

Nearby words

factory ship, factotum, facts and figures, facts of life, factsheet, factual, factualism, factually, factum, facture, facula

Origin of factual

1825–35; fact + -ual, after effectual or actual

Related forms

fac·tu·al·ly, adverbfac·tu·al·i·ty, fac·tu·al·ness, nounnon·fac·tu·al, adjectivenon·fac·tu·al·ly, adverb

un·fac·tu·al, adjectiveun·fac·tu·al·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for factual

Highly educated people will disagree, and no amount of factual information will necessarily decide the issue.
Catholic University’s Harvey Milk Ban Reflects A Church In Transition|Jay Michaelson|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I wonder who is putting up the ads and how factual they are?
The Sleazy War on the Humane Society|Center for Public Integrity|August 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We live in the world of Zero Dark Thirty; factual accuracy has supplanted fantasy technology.
Writing a Novel: Even Making It Up Requires Research|Ridley Pearson|July 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But both of these statements are factual, and Republicans will spin them hard today and tomorrow.
Despite Their Loss In Florida’s Special Election, Democrats Shouldn’t Panic Over November|Michael Tomasky|March 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Could you talk a little about the factual basis for your sexualizing of Lincoln?
Making Lincoln Sexy: Jerome Charyn’s Fictional President|Tom LeClair|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nevertheless, the conjectured process moves on the factual plane from beginning to end.
Elements of Folk Psychology|Wilhelm Wundt
We cannot compare or contrast distinctions of worth with bare differences of factual existence (I, 2).
Essays in Experimental Logic|John Dewey
The real story, the absolute, factual truth, without any nonsense.
Martyr|Alan Edward Nourse
Personally I believe that the work of the intermediate grades should be planned to give the pupil this factual basis.
Craftsmanship in Teaching|William Chandler Bagley
She seemed to devour every factual point of imperfection about herself that Pembroke brought to her attention.
The Perfectionists|Arnold Castle

British Dictionary definitions for factual

factual

/ (ˈfæktʃʊəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by facts

of the nature of fact; real; actual

Derived Forms

factualism, nounfactualist, nounfactualistic, adjectivefactually, adverb

factualness or factuality, noun

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