attitudinal

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

adjective

1. 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.

2. 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).

Word History and Origins

Origin of attitudinal¹

First recorded in 1810–1820; from Italian attitudine “attitude” ( attitude ( def. ) ) + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

Culture was leading a decisive attitudinal and ideological shift among younger people of all backgrounds.

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They said Nasir's actions had been "sophisticated and planned" which represented "deep seated attitudinal issues".

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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.

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In its state of abandoned tear-down, the venue offers melodious visual rhymes: electrical cords dangling from the ceiling ape Wool’s snarls of found-wire sculpture; crumbling plaster mirrors the attitudinal blotches of his oils and inks.

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Propaganda is communication designed to bypass critical and rational examination in order to provoke intended emotional, attitudinal or behavioral responses from an audience.

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