local vs topical

local is a noun but topical is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
local	Yes	Yes	No	No
topical	No	Yes	No	No

local (noun)	topical (noun)
public transport consisting of a bus or train that stops at all stations or stops
anesthetic that numbs a particular area of the body

local (adjective)	topical (adjective)
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area	of or relating to or arranged by topics
affecting only a restricted part or area of the body	of interest at the present time
of or belonging to or characteristic of a particular locality or neighborhood	pertaining to the surface of a body part