contextual
Use Contextual in a sentence
tʃu adjective
of, pertaining to, or depending on the context.
Related forms
con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb
non·con·tex·tu·al, adjective
non·con·tex·tu·al·ly, adverb
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contextual (kənˈtɛkstjʊəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| relating to, dependent on, or using context: contextual criticism of a book | |
| con'textually | |
| —adv | |
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Contextual
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
contextual
c.1820, from context on model of textual, etc. In philosophy, contextual definition is recorded from 1934, along with contextualization, contextualize. Related: Contextualized.
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Example sentences
So, my suggestion is that the term is always contextual.
Comments range from echoing charges of racism to demanding more contextual insights.
He isn't drawing careful distinctions, seeking nuance, or searching for contextual understanding.
Prior hypotheses and contextual knowledge need to be used.
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