contextual

adjective

con·​tex·​tu·​al kän-ˈteks-chə-wəl 

kən-, 

-chəl, 

-chü-əl

: in, relating to, determined by, or conforming to a context

contextually adverb

Word History

Etymology

context + -ual (as in textual)

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Rhymes for contextual

• biofuel
• nonrenewal
• nonsexual
• unusual
• accrual
• nonfuel
• refuel
• renewal
• cruel
• dual
• duel
• fuel