practical

Words with a similar base: practical

'practical'

[practical.a.01] as in: concerned with actual use or practice

Examples:
he is a very practical person
the idea had no practical application
a practical knowledge of Japanese
woodworking is a practical art

'practical'

[hardheaded.s.02] as in: guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Examples:
a hardheaded appraisal of our position
a hard-nosed labor leader
completely practical in his approach to business
not ideology but pragmatic politics

'practical'

[virtual.s.01] as in: being actually such in almost every respect

Examples:
a practical failure
the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin

'practical'

[practical.s.03] as in: having or put to a practical purpose or use

Examples:
practical mathematics
practical applications of calculus

Origins

					practical (English)
├── -al (English)
└── practic (English)

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