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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (3)

1. causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion;

2. commanding attention;
- Example: "an arresting drawing of people turning into animals"
- Example: "a sensational concert--one never to be forgotten"
- Example: "a stunning performance"
[syn: arresting, sensational, stunning]

3. relating to or concerned in sensation;
- Example: "the sensory cortex"
- Example: "sensory organs"
[syn: sensational, sensory]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Sensational \Sen*sa"tion*al\, a.
   1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that
      sensation is the sole origin of knowledge.
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   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.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sensational
    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]