'Topical' definitions:
Definition of 'topical'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia"
adjective
Of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"
adjective
Of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"
Definition of 'Topical'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument. [1913 Webster]
- Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'topical'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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