Origin: Latin suffix -al
Practical has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
"After acing the written theory test, she felt relieved that her final hurdle was just the driving practical."
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"
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"
having or put to a practical purpose or use
"practical mathematics"
"practical applications of calculus"
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
"The new manager proved her practical approach by fixing the server issue immediately instead of debating its theoretical root causes."