textual Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective of or relating to or based on a text
    • textual analysis

WordNet

Tex"tu*al adjective
Etymology
OE. textuel, F. textuel.
Definitions
  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.

Webster 1913