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

Marks has spent the last two drafts adding young players with size, skill and positional flexibility. — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 29 June 2026

These modifications are specific, positional and increasingly mappable. — Kj Dhaliwal, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

The positional move, along with his developing body, set the stage for his creative style of play. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

To account for the fact that certain positions are more challenging than others, FanGraphs applies positional adjustments to its defensive metric. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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