topical
topical is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics.
- 2.Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument. Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable. Sir M. Hale.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- amidst
- and
- aspect
- attitude
- chorography
- circumjacence
- direction
- entourage
- environment
- environs
- footing
- geography
- ground
- have
- here
- hereabouts
- its
- latitude
- lie
- limited
- local
- locale
- locality
- location
- loco
- longitude
- map
- passim
- place
- pose
- position
- post
- posture
- seat
- site
- situate
- situated
- situation
- space
- spot
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is topical.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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