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Is there an alternative adjective to 'written' with an -al suffix?

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00:00 Is There An Alternative Adjective To 'Written' With An -Al Suffix?
00:28 Answer 1 Score 4
00:41 Answer 2 Score 3
00:50 Accepted Answer Score 51
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 51


One normally uses textual to indicate that something is written, for text is normally written.




ANSWER 2

Score 4


You could try 'scribal' - of or relating to a scribe... 'Scriptal' does not, unfortunately, seem to exist!




ANSWER 3

Score 3


Literal means 'pertaining to letters of the alphabet.'