topical
adjective
[ ˈtɒpɪk(ə)l ]
• (of a subject) of immediate relevance, interest, or importance owing to its relation to current events.
• "a popular topical affairs programme"
Similar:
current,
up to date,
up to the minute,
contemporary,
recent,
newsworthy,
in the news,
relevant,
pressing,
important,
vital,
timely,
popular,
trendy,
buzzworthy,
• relating or applied directly to a part of the body.
• "topical steroid creams"
Origin:
late 16th century: from Greek topikos + -al. Early use was as a term in logic and rhetoric describing a rule or argument as ‘applicable in most but not all cases’.
