ˈfakch(əw)əl, -ksh-; -kshwəl adjective
Etymology: fact + -ual (as in actual)
1. : of, relating to, or concerned with facts
factual considerations
the factual aspects of the case
2. : restricted to, involving, or based on fact especially as opposed to the imaginative or theoretical
a carefully factual presentation of the evidence
factual studies
a factual account
• fac·tu·al·ly -əlē, -li adverb