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nonfactual

adjective
non·​fac·​tu·​al | \ ËŒnän-ˈfak-chÉ™-wÉ™l How to pronounce nonfactual (audio) , -chÉ™l, -chü-É™l, -ˈfaksh-wÉ™l\

Definition of nonfactual

: not relating to, concerned with, or based on facts : not factual nonfactual statements/information

Examples of nonfactual in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dear Amy: My half-sister has been posting inflammatory and nonfactual information on Facebook about her adoptive family. Amy Dickinson, The Denver Post, "Ask Amy: Woman reels from memories of tough childhood," 10 Mar. 2017

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First Known Use of nonfactual

1912, in the meaning defined above

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