TEXTUAL

textual

(adjective) of or relating to or based on a text; “textual analysis”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

textual (comparative more textual, superlative most textual)

Of, or pertaining to text.

Pertaining to text messages, by analogy with sexual: textual harassment, textual intercourse; compare sexting.

contrast with libel

Source: Wiktionary


Tex"tu*al, a. Etym: [OE. textuel, F. textuel.]

1. Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading. Milton.

2. Serving for, or depending on, texts. Bp. Hall.

3. Familiar with texts or authorities so as to cite them accurately. "I am not textuel." Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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