adjective
[more ~; most ~]
relating to what is real rather than to what is possible or imagined
likely to succeed and reasonable to do or use
appropriate or suited for actual use
relating to what can or should be done in an actual situation
logical and reasonable in a particular situation
of a person
tending to make good decisions and to deal with daily life in a sensible way
good at making or repairing things
for (all) practical purposes
used to say that one thing has the same effect or result as something else
noun
plural -cals
[count] chiefly Brit :an examination in which students have to do or make something to show what they have learned