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Realistic and pragmatic, rather than fashionable or attractive
“We need effective and practical methods for assessing the performance of our staff.”
Suitable for a particular purpose
“This flimsy, plastic knife just isn't practical for carving the turkey.”
So nearly the case that it can be regarded as so
“Natural scientists argue that there is practical certainty as to the truth of scientific laws.”
Of, or concerned with, the actual doing or use of something, rather than with theory and ideas
“It is important to have tutors who have practical experience with what they are teaching.”
Concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice
“A lawsuit wasn't fair, but sometimes you make a practical decision to settle, and that's how we pursued it.”
Very pragmatic or realistic, lacking emotion or artificiality
Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
Having or indicating an efficient, practical, and systematic approach to one's work or a task
Displaying outstanding skill, knowledge, or experience in a given field
Skilled or dexterous at a particular task
Commonplace or ordinary, typically related to, or used in, regular life
Having the ability to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use
Involving or concerned with applied and industrial science or technology
Denotes a constructive or productive feeling
Easily acquirable or used
Designed to be easy for an untrained user to use
Able to be thought or imagined
Characterized by economy and good management of money and resources
Serving as a temporary or short-term means or measure
Of or relating to observable behavior
(of an action, decision, etc.) Expected or sensible under the circumstances
Returning a benefit that justifies the initial investment
Of or concerned with material values or ordinary life rather than a spiritual existence
Based on or derived from observation, experimentation, or empirical evidence
Able to be touched or felt
Simple and unpretentious
A formal test of a person's knowledge or proficiency in a subject or skill
The practical application of any branch of learning
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