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Sensational Common

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Sensational has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion

"The sensational news of the missing heir made headlines across the country within hours."

2

commanding attention

"an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"

"a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"

"a stunning performance"

3

relating to or concerned in sensation

"the sensory cortex"

"sensory organs"

4

Of or pertaining to sensation.

"The sensational qualities of his new perfume were designed to create an immediate physical reaction in everyone who smelled it."

Example Sentences
"an arresting drawing of people turning into animals" adjective
"a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten" adjective
"a stunning performance" adjective
"the sensory cortex" adjective
"sensory organs" adjective
Antonyms
unsensational
Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal
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