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inspirational

[ in-spuh-rey-shuh-nl ]

/ ˌɪn spəˈreɪ ʃə nl /

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adjective

imparting inspiration.

under the influence of inspiration; inspired.

of or relating to inspiration.

Origin of inspirational

First recorded in 1830–40; inspiration + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM inspirational

in·spi·ra·tion·al·ly, adverb pseu·do·in·spi·ra·tion·al, adjective qua·si-in·spi·ra·tion·al, adjective

Words nearby inspirational

inspectorate, inspersion, insphere, inspirable, inspiration, inspirational, inspirator, inspiratory, inspiratory capacity, inspiratory reserve volume, inspiratory stridor

Example sentences from the Web for inspirational

Less than 12 hours later, they lost their inspirational figurehead.

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And “When the Game Stands Tall,” an inspirational football film starring Jim Caviezel, opens later this month.

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Fans in Denver had been promised “a 30 minute inspirational presentation.”

The Drunken Downfall of Evangelical America's Favorite Painter |Zac Bissonnette |June 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
He was bluff, inspirational to the men, a brilliant tactician.

The Price of Being a Patton: Wrestling With the Legacy of America’s Most Famous General |Tim Teeman |May 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

There are so many moving stories about amazing, inspirational people, inspirational moments with chimpanzees.

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Such confidence in them is inspirational and makes the boys themselves look up.

Revisiting the Earth |James Langdon Hill
She was beginning to detect Rolfe's inconsistencies, yet she refrained from interrupting the inspirational flow.

The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete |Winston Churchill
The reasoning and the inspirational self in him knew this momentary confusion, as the cry fled down the wind.

The Bright Messenger |Algernon Blackwood
Then she added: "Did you come here to meet her—the inspirational speaker?"

The Bostonians, Vol. I (of II) |Henry James
A result of this belief was to give their lives a peculiarly enthusiastic or inspirational character.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for inspirational

inspirational

/ (ˌɪnspɪˈreɪʃənəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or tending to arouse inspiration; inspiring

resulting from inspiration; inspired

Derived forms of inspirational

inspirationally, adverb