practical in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   hardheaded  hard-nosed  practical  pragmatic 
   
2. 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"
   practical 
   
3. having or put to a practical purpose or use
   "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"
   practical 
   
4. being actually such in almost every respect
   "a practical failure"; "the once elegant temple lay in virtual ruin"
   virtual  practical