positional

adjective

po·​si·​tion·​al pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl 

1

: of, relating to, or fixed by position

positional astronomy

2

: involving little movement

positional warfare

3

: dependent on position or environment or context

the front-articulated \k\ in \kē\ key and the back-articulated \k\ in \kül\ cool are positional variants

positionally adverb

Examples of positional in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Warren, a tight end out of Penn State, and running back Ashton Jeanty both lack ideal positional value at No. 4 overall. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025

Booker seems like the top pure guard in this year's draft class, making his overall positional value lower. —Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025

Finding football players Some players with rare football instincts get snubbed for lacking a singular positional niche. —Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025

Booth preached the importance of positional size and wanted Nnaji playing at the four, sources said. —Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 11 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1560, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing positional

• benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
• benign positional vertigo
• positional notation

Rhymes for positional

• additional
• conditional
• nutritional
• traditional
• transitional
• volitional
• compositional
• definitional
• depositional
• dispositional
• intuitional
• nontraditional