Talk:practical

"he's a practical chap"

How the hell does that sentence help anyone understand the meaning of this word? — This unsigned comment was added by 63.226.32.16 (talk) at 20:22, 19 September 2007 (UTC).

you are right it doesn't — This unsigned comment was added by Jamal16x (talk • contribs) at 12:09, 18 September 2009 (UTC).


 * Hope that helps. DCDuring TALK 23:08, 21 September 2009 (UTC)

Practicing
Involved in the actual work of a profession or activity A practical physician --Backinstadiums (talk) 16:23, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

vs. practicable ; unpractical vs impractical; vs. possible
[https://books.google.es/books?id=AvmzBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PA402&dq=some%20people%20make%20a%20distinction%20between%20people%20being%20practical%20and%20ideas%20or%20schemes%20being%20impractical&hl=es&pg=PA402#v=onepage&q=some%20people%20make%20a%20distinction%20between%20people%20being%20practical%20and%20ideas%20or%20schemes%20being%20impractical&f=false Practical ‘feasible’ is displacing practicable, particularly in AmE. Some people make a distinction between people being unpractical and ideas or schemes being impractical.]

[https://books.google.es/books?id=mSjnCwAAQBAJ&lpg=PA715&dq=%22is%20only%20a%20little%20narrower%20than%20possible%20%22&hl=es&pg=PA715#v=onepage&q=%22is%20only%20a%20little%20narrower%20than%20possible%20%22&f=false Practicable (= feasible) is narrower than possible (= capable of happening or being done). Cf impracticability (= practical impossibility)] --Backinstadiums (talk) 10:52, 28 August 2021 (UTC)