Emily Dickinson Lexicon

PRAC'TIC-AL, a. [L. practicus; It. pratico; Fr. pratique; Sp. practico. See Practice.]

1. Pertaining to practice or action.
2. Capable of practice or active use; opposed to speculative; as, a practical understanding. – South.
3. That may be used in practice; that may be applied to use; as, practical knowledge. – Tillotson.
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.