Dictionary entry

Textual

Webster's Dictionary 1913

Tex″tu‐al (?), a. [OE. textuel, F. textuel.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual criticism; a textual reading. Milton.

2. Serving for, or depending on, texts. Bp. Hall.

3. Familiar with texts or authorities so as to cite them accurately. “I am not textuel.” Chaucer.