/ ˈfæktʃuəl; NAmE / adjective
based on or containing facts :
a factual account of events
factual information
The essay contains a number of factual errors.
► fact·ual·ly / -tʃuəli; NAmE / adverb :
factually correct
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from fact , on the pattern of actual .