Meaning : Concerned with actual use or practice.
Example :
He is a very practical person.
The idea had no practical application.
A practical knowledge of Japanese.
Woodworking is a practical art.
Not practical. Not workable or not given to practical matters.
Refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense.Meaning : Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory.
Example :
A hardheaded appraisal of our position.
A hard-nosed labor leader.
Completely practical in his approach to business.
Not ideology but pragmatic politics.
Synonyms : hard-nosed, hardheaded, pragmatic
Meaning : Being actually such in almost every respect.
Example :
A practical failure.
The once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin.
Synonyms : virtual
Meaning : Having or put to a practical purpose or use.
Example :
Practical mathematics.
Practical applications of calculus.