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Practical [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pertaining to practice or action.

2. Capable of practice or active use; opposed to speculative; as a practical understanding.

3. That may be used in practice; that may be applied to use; as practical knowledge.

4. That reduces his knowledge or theories to actual use; as a practical man.

5. Derived from practice or experience; as practical skill or knowledge.

Practical [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.

2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry.

3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.

4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill.

Practicality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.

Practicalize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To render practical.

Practically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. In relation to practice.

2. By means of practice or use; by experiment; as practically wise or skillful.

3. In practice or use; as a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.

Practically [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.

2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment; as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted with a subject.

3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe; theoretically wrong, but practically right.

4. Almost.

Practicalness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The quality of being practical.

Practicalness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Same as Practicality.

Agency Roget’s Thesaurus §170

N. agency, operation, force, working, strain, # function, office, maintenance, exercise, work, swing, play, interworking, interaction, procurement, causation, instrumentality, influence, action, modus operandi, quickening power, maintaining power, sustaining power, home stroke

V. be -in action, operate, work, act, act upon, perform, play, support, sustain, strain, maintain, take effect, quicken, strike, come play, come bring into operation, have play, have free play, bring to bear upon

Adj. operative, efficient, efficacious, practical, effectual, at work, on foot, acting, in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise, acted upon, wrought upon

Adv. by the -agency, - of, through, by means of

Phr. "i myself must mix with action lest i wither by despair"

Conduct Roget’s Thesaurus §692

N. conduct, behavior, deportment, comportment, carriage, maintien, demeanor, guise, bearing, manner, observance, dealing, transaction, business, tactics, game, game plan, policy, polity, generalship, statesmanship, seamanship, strategy, strategics, plan, management, husbandry, housekeeping, housewifery, stewardship, menage, regime, economy, economics, political economy, government, execution, manipulation, treatment, campaign, career, life, course, walk, race, record, course of conduct, line of conduct, line of action, line of proceeding, role, process, ways, practice, procedure, modus operandi, mo, method of operating, method &c, path

V. transact, execute, despatch, dispatch, proceed with, discharge, carry on, carry through, carry out, carry into effect, put into effect, work out, go through, get through, enact, put into practice, do, officiate, bear oneself, behave oneself, comport oneself, demean oneself, carry oneself, conduct oneself, acquit oneself, run a race, lead a life, play a game, take a course, adopt a course, steer one's course, shape one's course, play one's paint, play one's cards, shift for oneself, paddle one's own canoe, bail one's own boat, conduct, manage, supervise, participate, deal with, have to do with, treat, handle a case, take steps, take measures

Adj. conducting, strategical, businesslike, practical, executive