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
adjective
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Synonyms
Examples
- a hardheaded appraisal of our position
- a hard-nosed labor leader
- completely practical in his approach to business
- not ideology but pragmatic politics
adjective
being actually such in almost every respect
Synonyms
virtual(a)
practical(a)
Examples
- a practical failure
- the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin
adjective
having or put to a practical purpose or use
Examples
- practical mathematics
- practical applications of calculus