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factual (팩-츄얼 (강세: 팩))based on or consisting of facts; accurate and truthful

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: based on or consisting of facts; accurate and truthful

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈfæktʃuəl/

Korean meaning: 사실에 기반한, 사실적인

Korean pronunciation: 팩-츄얼 (강세: 팩)

Example Sentences

  • The student's essay was impressive, but it lacked factual support for wild claims like 'dinosaurs invented pizza.'
  • Please stick to factual details in your police report - your theory about alien involvement isn't helpful.
  • The news article provided factual coverage of the election results.

factual

ADJECTIVE

//ˈfæktʃuəl//

based on or consisting of facts; accurate and truthful

factual concept
💡 Concept

The report was factual — every claim could be verified line by line.

factual mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

When the FACT covered ALL the evidence — the conclusion became factual. (fac·tu·al → FACT + ALL)

factual rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The factual numbers replaced the actual rumors — before the contractual deal was signed.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈfæktʃuəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈfæktʃuəl/

🌳Etymology

Rootfact
Suffix--ual

Origin

라틴어 'factum(행해진 것, 사실)'에서 파생되어, 17세기에 영어로 들어온 단어입니다. 'fact(사실)'에 형용사 어미 '-ual'이 붙어 '사실의 성질을 가진'이라는 의미가 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

actualcontractualmutual
actual
contractual
mutual

🔗Collocations

factual information
factual evidence
factual error
factual report
purely factual
factual basis

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The student's essay was impressive, but it lacked factual support for wild claims like 'dinosaurs invented pizza.'

😄 Fun example

Please stick to factual details in your police report - your theory about alien involvement isn't helpful.

The news article provided factual coverage of the election results.

Scientists rely on factual data to draw accurate conclusions.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

accuratetruthfulobjectivereliableauthentic

Antonyms

fictionalfalseinaccurate

Related

factrealitytruthevidencedocumentation

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