Practical

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  • adjective. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory or speculation.
  • adjective. Manifested in or involving practice.
  • adjective. Capable of or suitable to being used or put into effect; useful.
  • adjective. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful.
  • adjective. Having or showing good judgment; sensible.
  • adjective. Being actually so in almost every respect; virtual.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Relating or pertaining to action, practice, or use: opposed to theoretical, speculative, or ideal.
  • Educated by practice or experience: as, a practical gardener.
  • Derived from experience: as, practical skill; practical knowledge.
  • Used, or such as may advantageously be used, in practice; capable of being used or turned to account; contributing to one's material advantage; possessing utility.
  • Exemplified in practice.
  • Spent in practice; devoted to action or material pursuits.
  • In effect and result; to all intents and purposes; equivalent to (something) in force or influence; virtual: as, a victory may be a practical defeat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Of or pertaining to practice or action.
  • adjective. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical.
  • adjective. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end
  • adjective. Derived from practice.
  • adjective. a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of which consists in something done, in distinction from something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. that part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
  • adjective. Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
  • adjective. Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
  • adjective. Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. having or put to a practical purpose or use
  • adjective. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
  • adjective. concerned with actual use or practice
  • adjective. being actually such in almost every respect
  • Word Usage
    "In arranging the parts of speech, I conceive it to be the legitimate object of the practical grammarian, to consult _practical convenience_."
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