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Webster 1913 Edition
Sensational
Sen-sa′tion-al
,Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to sensation;
as,
. sensational
nerves2.
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