Topical — synonyms, definition

1. topical (a)

accepted confined contemporary current familiar fashionable in vogue insular isolated limited local modern narrow parochial popular provincial regional small-town stylish up-to-date • • •

2. topical (Adjective)

topical (Adjective) — Of interest at the present time. ex. "a topical reference" ex. "a topical and timely study of civil liberty"

topical (Adjective) — (medicine) pertaining to the surface of a body part. ex. "a drug for topical (or local) application" ex. "a topical anaesthesia"

topical (Adjective) — Of or relating to or arranged by topics. ex. "a detailed record on both a chronological and a topical basis"