practical, adj.
freq. cnt. 23
freq. cnt. 23
concerned with actual use or practice
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21
practical
sample sentences
"he is a very practical person""the idea had no practical application"
"a practical knowledge of Japanese"
"woodworking is a practical art"
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attribute
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guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
hard-nosed hardheaded practical pragmatic
sample sentences
"a hardheaded appraisal of our position""a hard-nosed labor leader"
"completely practical in his approach to business"
"not ideology but pragmatic politics"
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derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
having or put to a practical purpose or use
<adj.all>
practical
sample sentences
"practical mathematics""practical applications of calculus"
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similar to
being actually such in almost every respect
<adj.all> (a) (a) freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
practical virtual
sample sentences
"a practical failure""the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
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