factual

factual
[[t]fæ̱ktʃuəl[/t]]
ADJ-GRADED
Something that is factual is concerned with facts or contains facts, rather than giving theories or personal interpretations.

The editorial contained several factual errors...

Any comparison that is not strictly factual runs the risk of being interpreted as subjective.

Derived words:
factually ADV-GRADED ADV adj/-ed, ADV after v

I learned that a number of statements in my talk were factually wrong.

...telling me coolly and factually the story of her life in prison.


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  • factual — fac tu*al (f[a^]k*t[ u] al), a. 1. of or pertaining to facts; as, factual inaccuracies. [R.] [1913 Webster] 2. containing only facts (as contrasted with opinions or speculations); as, a factual report. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • factual — factuál adj. m., pl. factuáli; f. sg. factuálă, pl. factuále Trimis de siveco, 20.10.2008. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  factuál, ă adj. (fil.) Referitor la fapte ( …   Dicționar Român

  • factual — adjetivo 1. Uso/registro: elevado. De los hechos: dato factual, prueba factual. Sinónimo: fáctico …   Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española

  • factual — 1834, from FACT (Cf. fact) on model of ACTUAL (Cf. actual). Related: Factually …   Etymology dictionary

  • factual — |ct| adj. 2 g. 1. Relativo a fato. 2. Que se cinge aos fatos ou que se baseia em fatos. = IMPARCIAL, OBJETIVO 3. Cuja veracidade ou existência está comprovada. = REAL, VERDADEIRO ≠ FICTÍCIO, INVERÍDICO, SUPOSTO   ‣ Etimologia: latim factum, i,… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • factual — [adj] real, correct absolute, accurate, actual, authentic, card carrying*, certain, circumstantial, close, credible, descriptive, exact, faithful, genuine, hard, kosher*, legit*, legitimate, literal, objective, on the level*, positive, precise,… …   New thesaurus

  • factual — (Del lat. factum). adj. fáctico (ǁ perteneciente a hechos) …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • factual — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ based on or concerned with fact or facts. DERIVATIVES factuality noun factually adverb factualness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • factual — [fak′cho͞o əl] adj. [ FACT + (ACT)UAL] 1. of or containing facts 2. having the nature of fact; real; actual factuality n. factually adv …   English World dictionary

  • factual — fac|tu|al [ˈfæktʃuəl] adj based on facts or relating to facts ▪ Try to keep your account of events as factual as possible. factual information/knowledge/statements etc ▪ Libraries are stores of factual information. ▪ The report contained a number …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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