Top"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. &?;. See Topic, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.

2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics.

3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.

Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable.

Top"ic*al (?), a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. &?;. See Topic, n.] 1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application; as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.

2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic or topics; according to topics.

3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.

Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and probable.

• of current interest; contemporary
  
• local to a particular place
  
• (medicine) applied to a localized part of the body
  
• arranged according to topic or theme; thematic
  
• a topical anaesthetic