Topical
adjective
1.
pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest:
a topical reference.
2.
pertaining to the subject of a discourse, composition, or the like.
3.
of a place; local.
4.
Medicine/Medical. of, relating to, or applied externally to a particular part of the body; local:
a topical anesthetic.
noun
5.
Philately. any of a collection of different stamps treating the same subject.
adjective
1.
of, relating to, or constituting current affairs
2.
relating to a particular place; local
3.
of or relating to a topic or topics
4.
(of a drug, ointment, etc) for application to the body surface; local
topical top·i·cal (tŏp’ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of or applied to a definite or localized area of the body.
top’i·cal·ly adv.
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- Topically
adjective 1. pertaining to or dealing with matters of current or local interest: a topical reference. 2. pertaining to the subject of a discourse, composition, or the like. 3. of a place; local. 4. Medicine/Medical. of, relating to, or applied externally to a particular part of the body; local: a topical anesthetic. noun 5. Philately. […]