Adjective
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having or put to a practical purpose or use
"practical mathematics"
"practical applications of calculus"
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being actually such in almost every respect
"a practical failure"
"the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
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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"
- hard nosed -
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"