Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- With reference to topics; also, with regard or application to a particular place, spot, subject, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a particular place or topic.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adverb in a
topical manner - adverb medicine (
applied ) to alocalized part of thebody
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to a restricted area of the body
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Examples
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Some tricks of the trade that may be discussed include Cayenne's ability to sooth pain and itching sensations when applied topically, which is sure to help students take better care of themselves when on a tight budget.
Arbiter Online 2008
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Some tricks of the trade that may be discussed include Cayenne's ability to sooth pain and itching sensations when applied topically, which is sure to help students take better care of themselves when on a tight budget.
Arbiter Online 2008
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Some tricks of the trade that may be discussed include Cayenne's ability to sooth pain and itching sensations when applied topically, which is sure to help students take better care of themselves when on a tight budget.
Arbiter Online 2008
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Some tricks of the trade that may be discussed include Cayenne's ability to sooth pain and itching sensations when applied topically, which is sure to help students take better care of themselves when on a tight budget.
Arbiter Online 2008
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Some tricks of the trade that may be discussed include Cayenne's ability to sooth pain and itching sensations when applied topically, which is sure to help students take better care of themselves when on a tight budget.
Arbiter Online 2008
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The films that achieve this kind of topically relevant, emotionally stimulating, aurally satisfying convergence of sights and sounds are rare indeed.
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MR: laughs Or the chords from "House Of The Rising Sun," which played topically into what you were trying to communicate.
Mike Ragogna: My Life Is Good: Chatting With Randy Newman Mike Ragogna 2011
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Please note that I do not believe that you should use fluoride in your toothpaste, but I am just emphasizing the point that it might work topically but does not work at all when you swallow it.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Health Hazards of Water Fluoridation (VIDEO) Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010
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Please note that I do not believe that you should use fluoride in your toothpaste, but I am just emphasizing the point that it might work topically but does not work at all when you swallow it.
Dr. Joseph Mercola: The Health Hazards of Water Fluoridation (VIDEO) Dr. Joseph Mercola 2010
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MR: laughs Or the chords from "House Of The Rising Sun," which played topically into what you were trying to communicate.
Mike Ragogna: My Life Is Good: Chatting With Randy Newman Mike Ragogna 2011
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