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directional

adjective

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
L
Contains
IR
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈɹɛkʃənəl

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Meaning

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adjective

  1. showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

    “felt his mother's directing arm around him”

adjective

  1. relating to or indicating directions in space

    “a directional microphone”

adjective

  1. relating to direction toward a (nonspatial) goal

    “he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science”

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Example Sentences

felt his mother's directing arm around him
the directional role of science on industrial progress
a directional microphone
he tried to explain the directional trends of modern science

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