salvational en · ADJ
Etymology
From salvation + -al.
Meanings
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Of or pertaining to salvation.
And it is that composer’s song (which prevents a suicide) that provides the sole salvational counterpoint to another plot, in which a neighbor murders and dismembers his wife, which Jimmy Stewart discerns from his rear window.
2007 January 8, Edward Rothstein, “Hitchcock, Thrilling the Ears as Well as the Eyes”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most salvational | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more salvational | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |