1. relating to or depending on the context or circumstances in which something occurs

Examples

• The meaning of the word depends on contextual clues in the sentence.
• Her decision was contextual, based on the specific situation at hand.
• The teacher provided contextual information to help students understand the historical period.
• Contextual advertising shows ads related to the content you're viewing.
• The artist's work can only be fully appreciated with contextual knowledge of the era.
• Contextual factors influenced the outcome of the experiment.