TOPICAL DEFINITIONS - 8 definitions found
topical adj 1: pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia" 2: of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis" 3: of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty" Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) topical adjective Date: circa 1525 1. a. of, relating to, or arranged by topics <set down in topical form> b. referring to the topics of the day or place ; of local or temporary interest <a topical novel> <topical references> 2. designed for or involving local application and action (as on the body) <a topical anesthetic> <a topical remedy> • topically adverb Oxford English Reference Dictionary
English Explanatory Dictionary topical ˈtɔpɪkəl adj. 1 dealing with the news, current affairs, etc. (a topical song). 2 dealing with a place; local. 3 Med. (of an ailment, medicine, etc.) affecting a part of the body. 4 of or concerning topics. øøtopicality n. topically adv. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Topical \Top"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. ?. See Topic, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege. 2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics. 3. 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. Soule\'s Dictionary of English Synonyms topical a. 1. Local, limited. 2. Probable, not demonstrative. 3. Consisting of topics. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) topical ˈtɔpɪkəl adj. 1 contemporary, current, up to date, timely: Drug addiction is certainly a topical subject. 2 local, superficial: For a minor injury we give a topical, not a general anaesthetic. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 38 Moby Thesaurus words for "topical": actual, as is, being, confined, contemporaneous, contemporary, current, existent, existing, extant, fresh, geographically limited, immanent, immediate, instant, insular, latest, limited, local, localized, modern, new, of a place, parochial, present, present-age, present-day, present-time, provincial, running, superficial, that be, that is, thematic, timely, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, vernacular |
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