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Webster 1913 Edition
Textual
Tex′tu-al
,Adj.
[OE.
textuel
, F. textuel
.] 1.
Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text;
as,
. textual
criticism; a textual
readingMilton.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Textual
TEXT'UAL
,Adj.
1.
Serving for texts.Definition 2024
textual
textual
English
Alternative forms
- textuall (obsolete)
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.
Related terms
Translations
of or pertaining to text
Catalan
Adjective
textual m, f (masculine and feminine plural textuals)
Derived terms
- textualment