attitudinal

[ at-i-tood-n-l, -tyood- ]

adjective

of or relating to a person’s manner, disposition, feeling, opinion, etc., with regard to someone or something: Work co-ops for students with disabilities are instrumental in breaking down attitudinal barriers and stereotypes, among both students and employers.
Aeronautics. of or relating to the inclination of the three principal axes of an aircraft relative to the wind, ground, etc.: The system records GPS and the aircraft’s attitudinal positions (roll, pitch, yaw, speed, and heading).

Origin of attitudinal

First recorded in 1810–1820; from Italian attitudine “attitude” (cf. attitude) + -al¹

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Studies in the US, Norway, China, and Japan have all found that children who have many experiences in nature at a young age develop positive attitudes toward animals and the environment.
Insects can be the ultimate teaching tool for kids | By Kawahara, Ennes & Markee/The Conversation | November 20, 2020 | Popular-Science
Out of the fog and concrete came a style of pop that blended love ballads, fantasy and anti-establishment attitude with all the smoothness of a laxative chew.
Almost anarchy: The Style Council and the smooth sounds of sophisti-pop | Mina Tavakoli | November 20, 2020 | Washington Post
In the once-untouched rural Southwest, health officials say, a lax attitude about mask-wearing has contributed to the state’s sharpest spikes in coronavirus cases.
Virginia’s coronavirus numbers are rising. Here’s what you need to know. | Antonio Olivo | November 20, 2020 | Washington Post
Moreover, as we’ve seen in his attitude toward other physicists, Pauli was in his heart a skeptic.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners | Paul Halpern | November 18, 2020 | Nautilus
The shift in attitude among GOP leadership is reflected in a recent Axios-Ipsos poll that found that 52% of people who identify as Republicans now see in-person gatherings as risky, up from 40% in late October.
Republicans are starting to embrace COVID precautions after initially resisting | Aric Jenkins | November 17, 2020 | Fortune

Jazz is perceived as the music of the educated—and what an amazing attitudinal change that is!
Jazz (The Music of Coffee and Donuts) Has Respect, But It Needs Love | Ted Gioia | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
When I did begin to do that, my liberalism, which was primarily attitudinal, faded away.
Who are Today's Rigid Ideologues? | Justin Green | February 21, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Still, attitudinal barriers about the value of mental health care seemed to be be the biggest obstacle.
The Taboo of Mental Illness | Justin Green | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The beneficiaries of this attitudinal shift are Hindu nationalists.
Hold Onto Your Penis | David Frum, Justin Green | November 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
The reference is to attitudinal response, to Weltanschauung.
Piper in the Woods | Philip K. Dick

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