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

Example Sentences

That's the result of beliefs in things like biblical inerrancy, this idea that the Bible had no textual errors.

From Salon

Even a textual reproduction of the Jehovah’s Witness story demonstrates why it was a permanent part of his historical canon.

From Salon

The fault lies less with the performers than with the revival’s hesitant approach to textual changes.

From Los Angeles Times

At the outset, they realized they would need to rethink how to represent the same data using visual, auditory, and textual forms.

From Science Daily

Best to relieve yourself of textual worries and bask in the fraught lyricism.

From Los Angeles Times