practical
adjective
1. concerned with actual use or practice
- he is a very practical person
- the idea had no practical application
- a practical knowledge of Japanese
Similar word(s): concrete, possible, applicative, applicatory, functional, interoperable, pragmatic, pragmatical, operable, practicable, serviceable, unimaginative, working, realistic, serviceable
2. guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
- completely practical in his approach to business
Similar word(s): realistic, hardheaded, pragmatic
3. being actually such in every way.
- a practical failure
Similar word(s): realistic, virtual
4. having or put to a practical purpose or use
- practical mathematics
- practical applications of calculus
Similar word(s): applied
Sentences with practical as an adjective:
- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap
noun
1. (Britain) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability