attitudinal
Americanadjective
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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.
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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).
Etymology
Origin of attitudinal
First recorded in 1810–1820; from Italian attitudine “attitude” ( cf. attitude ( def. )) + -al 1 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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Why not plant a high-functioning sociopath as a teacher in a building full of obnoxious, attitudinal, hormonal basket cases?
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
From an attitudinal perspective, this strategy may be well suited to the moment.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
They said Nasir's actions had been "sophisticated and planned" which represented "deep seated attitudinal issues".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2025
The group’s first release, aptly titled “Debut,” has an attitudinal driving pop beat with hip-hop inflections — and 4.5 million streams on Spotify.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024
The diagnosis of the instinctive and attitudinal characteristics and the recognition of the more specialized aptitudes constitute two points at which the line of advance is relatively slow.
From Vocational Psychology: Its Problems and Methods by Hollingworth, Harry L.
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