textual

[ teks-choo-uh l ]
/ ˈtɛks tʃu əl /

adjective

of or relating to a text: textual errors.
based on or conforming to the text, as of the Scriptures: a textual interpretation of the Bible.

Origin of textual

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin textu(s) (see text) + -al1; replacing Middle English textuel < Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM textual

Words nearby textual

texter, textiform, textile, textlationship, textspeak, textual, textual criticism, textualism, textualist, textuary, textural

Example sentences from the Web for textual

British Dictionary definitions for textual

textual
/ (ˈtɛkstjʊəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a text or texts
based on or conforming to a text

Derived forms of textual

textually, adverb