situational

adjective sit·u·a·tion·al \ ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-shnəl , -shə-nᵊl \

|Updated on: 13 Jul 2018

Definition of situational

1 : of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation

2 : of or relating to situation ethics

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situationally

adverb

Recent Examples of situational from the Web

So here comes center JaVale McGee, a terrific situational player for the Warriors who will not work out as a full-time starter.

— bruce jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "LeBron James’ Lakers may win someday, but not now," 7 July 2018
As more players get involved in space and civilian reliance on assets in orbit grow, there will be more of a need for safeguards and situational awareness.

— joe pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "5 Space Forces From Sci-Fi and What We Can Learn From Them," 6 July 2018
Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants union, says the devices can reduce situational awareness.

— scott mccartney, WSJ, "What the Airline Knows About the Guy in Seat 14C," 20 June 2018
Their situational hitting also suffered: Greg Bird struck out with a runner at third with one out in the second, and Neil Walker could not advance Austin Romine after a leadoff double in the third.

— New York Times, "Yankees’ Strategy, for Better or Worse: Take a Borderline Pitch," 23 June 2018
The Cowboys went through situational work on Wednesday, including two-minute and red zone drills.

— drew davison, star-telegram, "5 takeaways from the Cowboys' last week of OTAs," 6 June 2018
Texas Tech scored in five of the first seven innings and coupled the home run with solid situational execution – three runs on outs.

— randy rosetta, The Courier-Journal, "Louisville baseball eliminated from NCAAs with loss to Texas Tech," 3 June 2018
To qualify, applicants must be a first-time homebuyer, have a willingness to partner, volunteer 240 to 360 hours of sweat equity, and have financial and situational need.

— linda greenstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Habitat taking applications for four homes in Andover," 31 May 2018
One of Duggar’s aims is improved situational hitting.

— john shea, San Francisco Chronicle, "Giants’ homegrown outfield of the future taking shape in Sacramento," 3 May 2018

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First Known Use of situational

1903

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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adjective sit·u·a·tion·al \ -shnəl, -shən-ᵊl \

medical Definition of situational

: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances

situational impotence

situational hypertension

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situationally

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