textual

American  

[teks-choo-uhl] / ˈtɛks tʃu əl /

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.

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textual British  

/ ˈtɛkstjʊəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a text or texts

2. based on or conforming to a text

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Other Word Forms

• intertextual adjective
• intertextually adverb
• nontextual adjective
• nontextually adverb
• textually adverb
• untextual adjective
• untextually adverb

Etymology

Origin of textual

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

Example Sentences

Tolkien’s world thus existed in the form of a “massive textual archive,” producing a “sense that the world extends both temporally and physically beyond the text.”

From The Wall Street Journal

As they discuss the niceties and textual flaws of the classics they love as much as life itself, Stoppard’s playfulness is tinged with rue; the older man cannot prevent the younger’s heartbreak to come.”

From Los Angeles Times

In any case, Mr. Bottum’s argument is less textual and more emotive.

From The Wall Street Journal

A lot of it was kind of improvisational, both physically and textually.

From Los Angeles Times

Canadian officials even decided not to have a summit communique to avoid textual disputes dominating the gathering.

From BBC