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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Realistic; sensible.
  • adjective Not pretentious or affected; straightforward.
  • adjective Not overly ornate; simple in style.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory. Opposite of idealistic, unrealistic, impractical, and pie-in-the-sky.

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  • adjective idiomatic Practical; realistic; pragmatic.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective sensible and practical

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