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[ adjective ] 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"

Used in print

(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)

However , a narrow strip may be very practical for small developments , or to provide additional stream frontage for a fisherman 's trail , or include scenic strips within the park unit .

(Handbook of Federal Aids to Communities. U.S. Dep...)

Practical management problems and their suggested solutions are dealt with in a series of SBA publications .

Through the SBA 's Management_Counseling_Program , practical , personalized advice on sound management principles is available upon request to both prospective and established businessmen in a community .

(Cornell H. Mayer, "Radio Emission of the Moon...)

It has recently become practical to use the radio_emission of the moon and planets as a new source of information about these bodies and their atmospheres .

(Jay C. Harris and John R. Van Wazer, "Detergent...)

This is best demonstrated by practical washing tests in which cloth articles are repeatedly washed with the same detergent formulation .

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[ adjective ] 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"

Related terms

realistic

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[ adjective ] 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"

Used in print

(H. A. Gleason, "Review of African language studies...)

Linguists have not always been more enlightened than `` practical people '' and sometimes have insisted on incredibly trivial points while neglecting things of much greater significance .

(A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)

The practical operational problem of lexicostatistics is the establishment of a basic list of items of meaning against which the particular forms or terms of languages can be matched as the medium of comparison .

Related terms

realistic

4
[ adjective ] being actually such in almost every respect

Synonyms

virtual

Examples

"a practical failure" "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"

Related terms

realistic

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[ adjective ] having or put to a practical purpose or use

Examples

"practical mathematics" "practical applications of calculus"

Related terms

applied

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