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

Under Ancelotti, Madrid’s attack often stemmed from positional freedom and improvisation – a system that allowed individual stars to shine but sometimes lacked structure. —Brett Koremenos, New York Times, 13 May 2025

Glenn also observed and spoke with rookies during positional drills. —Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025

Had the roster been better constructed or if there weren’t so many positional logjams, the Red Sox could have avoided all of the Devers drama and maybe also found a way to get Roman Anthony and Marcelo Mayer to the big leagues by now, too. —Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 10 May 2025

Then — much like Belton — earning playing time won't be easy with offensive line being one of the Packers’ top positional groups. —Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 4 May 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