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

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

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.

From New York Times

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

From Salon

But tech concerns — Virginia’s first responder and care systems are disconnected, like Washington’s — and attitudinal ones continue to keep many people from using the forms.

From Seattle Times

The Colorado ruling “will attitudinally impact other state supreme courts,” said Ben Ginsberg, who represented George W. Bush in the 2000 Florida recount case that put Bush in the White House.

From Los Angeles Times