Practical refers to a person, idea, project, etc, as being more concerned with or relevant to practice than theory: he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application.
Practical, judicious, sensible refer to good judgment in action, conduct, and the handling of everyday matters. Practical suggests the ability to adopt means to an end or to turn what is at hand to account: to adopt practical measures for settling problems.
There are 16 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word practical, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
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