situational
adjective
sit·u·a·tion·al
| \ ˌsi-chə-ˈwā-shnəl
, -shə-nᵊl\
, -shə-nᵊl\
Definition of situational
1
: of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation
2
: of or relating to situation ethics
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To do that requires tremendous technology, situational awareness in space, et cetera. — CBS News, "Transcript: Jim Sciutto talks with Michael Morell on "Intelligence Matters"," 21 Aug. 2019 One of the brilliant things about the first Men in Black, in particular, is that the humor and funny set pieces are situational, and have to do with this fish out of water. — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, "Tessa Thompson on the 'Men in Black' Line She Declined to Say," 14 June 2019 That’s the Padres, baseball’s leader in piling up the largest percentage of their runs on long balls — and one of the most maddening when the moment calls for situational hitting. — (k.c. Alfred/the San Diego Union-tribune), San Diego Union-Tribune, "Column: ‘Home Run Derby’ Padres starved for situational hitting," 6 June 2019 Many triggers of abdominal pain are situational, James Marion, M.D., a gastroenterologist and professor of medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, tells SELF. — Cassie Shortsleeve, SELF, "How to Know If Your Abdominal Pain Is Physical or Mental," 16 Feb. 2019 Of course, the answer to this question is completely situational. — Megan Stein, Country Living, "So, What Exactly Are the '5 Love Languages'?," 13 Feb. 2019 In both countries, fire crews fought heroically to contain the fires, but were stretched thin and had difficulty maintaining situational awareness. — Costas Synolakis, WSJ, "Lessons From the Paradise Fire," 18 Nov. 2018 Risk management Management of risk first requires the situational awareness to recognize risk in all its forms, and to take timely action. — The Seattle Times, "Northwest leans on good project management for success," 21 Aug. 2018 Hill and Nance were undercut by injury, Hood by disposition, and Clarkson by a lack of situational awareness. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Months Before LeBron's Free Agency, the Cavaliers Braced for the Worst," 29 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'situational.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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situational
adjective
sit·u·a·tion·al
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Medical Definition of situational
: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances
situational impotence situational hypertension
Other Words from situational
situationally
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