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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion [ant: unsensational]
2: commanding attention; "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"; "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"; "a stunning performance" [syn: arresting, sensational, stunning]
3: relating to or concerned in sensation; "the sensory cortex"; "sensory organs" [syn: sensational, sensory]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1840 1. of or relating to sensation or the senses 2. arousing or tending to arouse (as by lurid details) a quick, intense, and usually superficial interest, curiosity, or emotional reaction <sensational tabloid news> 3. exceedingly or unexpectedly excellent or great <a sensational talent> • sensationally adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 causing or intended to cause great public excitement etc. 2 of or causing sensation. Derivatives: sensationally adv.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sensational Sen*sa"tion*al, a. 1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves. 2. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that sensation is the sole origin of knowledge. 3. Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or emotion; melodramatic; emotional; as, sensational plays or novels; sensational preaching; sensational journalism; a sensational report.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

1. A sensational result, event, or situation is so remarkable that it causes great excitement and interest. The world champions suffered a sensational defeat. = dramatic ADJ • sensationally The rape trial was sensationally halted yesterday. ADV: usu ADV with v 2. You can describe stories or reports as sensational if you disapprove of them because they present facts in a way that is intended to cause feelings of shock, anger, or excitement. ...sensational tabloid newspaper reports. ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval] 3. You can describe something as sensational when you think that it is extremely good. Her voice is sensational... Experts agreed that this was a truly sensational performance. = amazing ADJ • sensationally ...sensationally good food. ADV

Moby Thesaurus

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