PRACTICAL

• (adj.) concerned with actual use or practice

  "he is a very practical person", "the idea had no practical application", "a practical knowledge of Japanese", "woodworking is a practical art"

• (adj.) having or put to a practical purpose or use

  "practical mathematics", "practical applications of calculus"

  Practical mathematics is more interesting than theoretical mathematics. -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

  "a hardheaded appraisal of our position", "a hard-nosed labor leader", "completely practical in his approach to business", "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

  synonyms : hard-nosed , hardheaded , pragmatic

  John was completely practical in his approach when it came to making business investments. -added by naila_inlas

  Forget idealism and start being practical! -added by naila_inlas

• (adj.) being actually such in almost every respect

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

  synonyms : virtual

  The once magnificent Colosseum at Rome stands in practical ruins today. -added by naila_inlas

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