"factual" meaning in English

See factual in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfæk(t)ʃuəl/ [US], /ˈfak(t)ʃʊəl/ [UK], /ˈfɛk(t)ʃʉɘl/ Audio: en-us-factual.ogg [US] Forms: factual [positive], more factual [comparative], most factual [superlative]
Etymology: fact + -ual Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|fact|ual}} fact + -ual Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is factual, it is based on facts or what is actually the truth.
    Sense id: simple-factual-en-adj-WSNDCLPk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ual
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