situational

adjective sit·u·a·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\

Definition of SITUATIONAL

: of, relating to, or appropriate to a situation

: of or relating to situation ethics

— sit·u·a·tion·al·ly adverb

1903

Medical Dictionary

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

: of, relating to, or occurring in a particular set of circumstances <situational impotence> <situational hypertension>

—sit·u·a·tion·al·ly \-ē\ adverb

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