topical

top·i·cal  (tp-kl)

adj.

1. Of or belonging to a particular location or place; local.

2. Currently of interest; contemporary.

3. Medicine

a. Of or applied to a localized area of the body or to the surface of a body part.

b. Of or relating to a drug applied topically.

4. Of, arranged by, or relating to a particular topic or topics.

n.

A topical anesthetic.

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[From Greek topikos, from topos, place.]

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topi·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.

topi·cal·ly adv.

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topical

Adjective

of or relating to current affairs

topicality n
topically adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	topical - pertaining to the surface of a body part; "a drug for topical (or local) application"; "a topical anesthesia" medical specialty, medicine - the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques local - affecting only a restricted part or area of the body; "local anesthesia"
	2.	topical - of or relating to or arranged by topics; "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"
	3.	topical - of interest at the present time; "a topical reference"; "a topical and timely study of civil liberty" current - occurring in or belonging to the present time; "current events"; "the current topic"; "current negotiations"; "current psychoanalytic theories"; "the ship's current position"

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topical

adjective current, popular, contemporary, up-to-date, up-to-the-minute, newsworthy

Translations

topical [ˈtɔpɪkl] adj → actual

topical [ˈtɔpɪkl] topic adj → d'actualité

topical [ˈtɔpɪkl] topic adj [issue etc] → aktuell

topical [ˈtɔpɪkəl] adj → d'attualità