Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Practical valentine’s day gifts for her, Wikipedia. Of, relating to, governed by, or acquired through practice or action, rather than theory or speculation: gained practical experience of sailing as a deck hand.

Manifested in or involving practice: practical applications of calculus. Concerned with the production or operation of something useful: Woodworking is a practical art. If we’re practical, we can do the job quickly. The snowstorm was a practical disaster. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Usage: A distinction is usually made between practical and practicable. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. She is always so practical and full of common sense. We do not yet have any practical way to prevent cancer.

Usage: A distinction is usually made between practical and practicable. Practical refers to a person, idea, project, etc. Practicable refers to a project or idea as being capable of being done or put into effect: the plan was expensive, yet practicable. Serving or capable of serving a useful purpose:functional, handy, practicable, serviceable, useful, utilitarian. Involved in the essential nature of something but not shown or developed:implicit, virtual. 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

Il a beaucoup de sens pratique. Les uniformes doivent être pratiques et bon marché. Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical. You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.