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contextual

contextual

13 5.5
About the situation or background where something happens
  • adjective
  • /kənˈtɛkstʃuəl/
translation icon : contextual
  • A contextual approach can greatly enhance the effectiveness of communication in diverse environments.
  • contextual factors
  • contextual variables
  • contextual cues

I mean, inappropriate as a subjective comment and it's also a contextual comment, OK.

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Examples

  • Additionally, we sought to discover how teachers identify and understand the contextual barriers that may hinder culturally relevant practices.

    Academic text (2011)

  • What do these contextual conditions mean for the arts and for arts education?

    Academic text (1999)

  • Then also as we are in the real world, we would like a system able to exploit the contextual information that is available.

  • Education is contextual, and as societies change, so do their educational needs.

    Academic text (1999)

  • One of the critical contextual variables in a classroom is the teaching staff.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Understanding the contextual variables and matching the intervention to current practices in the classroom may increase fidelity.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Every act of perception and cognition is mediated, contextual, and theory-soaked.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Understanding a word's meaning often requires a contextual analysis of the text.

  • The teacher emphasized the importance of contextual clues to help students comprehend difficult material.

Synonyms

circumstantial
vscontextual
85 7.2

Depending on the situation or condition rather than being direct

is about a general relation to surrounding factors rather than specific cases
situational
vscontextual
20 4.3

Happening because of current circumstances rather than a person's character

is about depending on surrounding factors rather than being caused by personality
conjunctural
vscontextual
  • Formal
9.4

Happening because of the situation at a certain time

is about general dependence on surrounding factors rather than conditions tied to one time
deictic
vscontextual
  • Specialized
9.9

Relating to words whose meaning depends on who speaks, when, or where

is used more broadly for dependence on surrounding factors not only word meaning

Compounds

contextual definition
6.5

A way of explaining a word by showing how people use it in a sentence

How Contextual

contextual
13 5.5

Surface Forms

contextual positive

Morphology

contextual = context + context (transparent) = context + ual

The adjective is formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-ual' to the noun 'context', so learners who know 'context' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word contextual comes from context, made of con- 'together' and texere 'to weave', and you can see the same root in the word text. So contextual means something that depends on the surrounding 'weave', the situation or words around it.