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Etymology

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textual +‎ -istic

Adjective

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textualistic (comparative more textualistic, superlative most textualistic)

  1. Of or related to textualism.
    • 1992, William Michael Reisman, James E. Baker, Regulating Covert Action: Practices, Contexts, and Policies of Covert Coercion Abroad in International and American Law[1]:
      The consequence of the textualistic legal approach does not serve the interests and fundamental objectives of the United Nations and contribute to the fulfillment of an inclusive or common interest in the maintenance of minimum world order.