adjective

factual

factual

The report was purely factual.

The report was purely factual.

He gave a factual account of the events.

He gave a factual account of the events.

((noun)) factual (sth.) a factual account

Synonyms: objective, real, true; Antonyms: fictional, subjective, false

From Latin 'factum' (a thing done), related to 'fact'. The suffix '-ual' forms adjectives.

Think of 'fact' + '-ual'. If it's based on a 'fact', it's 'factual'.

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