contextual
[ kuhn-teks-choo-uhl ]
/ kənˈtɛks tʃu əl /
adjective
of, relating to, or depending on the context. QUIZ
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Origin of contextual
1805–15; <Latin
contextu-, stem of
contextuscontext +
-al1OTHER WORDS FROM contextual
con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverbnon·con·tex·tu·al, adjectivenon·con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverbWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH contextual
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How to use contextual in a sentence
There was a lot of positive feedback from people interested in non-gender binary people.
She ultimately ditched JSwipe after about a week and found her current, non-Jewish, boyfriend on OkCupid.
An atheist counsels his fellow non-believers on how not to talk to people of faith.
The distinction between over-policing and non-responsiveness was alive and well in Bed-Stuy.
Last summer, Louisiana also banned non-legal adoption, with offenders facing a penalty of $5,000 and up to five years in prison.
The expatriated ex-rebels became alarmed by the non-receipt of the indemnity instalment and the news from their homes.
He also states that the Audiencia is virtually non-existent, and so there is no high court in which justice may be sought.
De moi, je ne say qu'en dire, d'autant que je ne veux affirmer ny le si ny le non en ce dont je n'ay vidence.
Certes le capitaine Merveilles et ses gens monstrerent leur pit non vulgaire.
It teaches you to take your time, or as the Germans call it, it gives you "Ruhe (repose)," the grand sine qua non!
British Dictionary definitions for contextual
adjective
relating to, dependent on, or using contextcontextual criticism of a book
Derived forms of contextual
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