textual

[ teks-choo-uhl ]

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.

textual

/ ˈtɛkstjʊəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to a text or texts
2. based on or conforming to a text

Derived Forms

• ˈtextually, adverb

Other Words From

• textu·al·ly adverb
• inter·textu·al adjective
• inter·textu·al·ly adverb
• non·textu·al adjective
• non·textu·al·ly adverb
• un·textu·al adjective
• un·textu·al·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of textual¹

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