factual
adjective /ˈfæktʃuəl/
/ˈfæktʃuəl/
- based on or containing facts
- The story is a factual account of events in early aviation.
- He fails to distinguish factual information from opinion.
- the speculative nature of the supposedly factual information conveyed through the media
- The essay contains a number of factual errors.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- entirely
- purely
- strictly
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from fact, on the pattern of actual.