presentational
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Etymology
Origin of presentational
First recorded in 1885–90; presentation + -al 1
Example Sentences
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I find that playwrights are often at their liveliest when writing in a presentational mood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
Documents show he was advised to meet Mr Bates for "presentational reasons".
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
But the heated discussion the sisters have over and around the ingredients strains the play’s naturalism, as does the more presentational performances that the director, Rebecca Martínez, encourages.
From New York Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
In 2020, longtime military graphics collector Tim Hwang launched a Twitter account, @DefenseCharts, a feed “dedicated to the presentational aesthetics of the defense-industrial complex.”
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2023
The films all home in on this distinction between a presentational online persona and the actual self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
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