typographical
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- nontypographic adjective
- nontypographical adjective
- nontypographically adverb
- pretypographical adjective
- typographically adverb
Etymology
Origin of typographical
1770–80; < New Latin typographicus, equivalent to Medieval Latin typograph(ia) typography + -icus -ic + -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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As Brown noted on Tuesday, it is “challenging to unpack the DOJ Letter because it contains so many factual, legal, and typographical errors.”
From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025
They then entered the hell of trying to persuade Xerox to integrate Interpress into its laser printers and other typographical products.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2023
In a quirk of typographical synchronicity, Albina is Albania's representative for 2023.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2023
They characterized the typographical errors as “gibberish,” and “incomprehensible argle-bargle.”
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022
Only months later did it arrive, poorly printed on cheap paper and filled with typographical errors.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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