empractical
empractical · more empractical · most empractical
Of or relating to a form of communication that is incidental to some practical…Of or relating to a form of communication that is incidental to some practical activity, characterized by fragmentary utterances and more silence than a conversation.
Meaning
1 sensesOf or relating to a form of communication that is incidental to some practical activity, characterized by fragmentary utterances and more silence than a conversation.
A surgeon performing an operation may make empractical utterances to her assistant to request tools, such as "scalpel".
Origin
From em- + practical? Coined by Karl Bühler.From em- + practical? Coined by Karl Bühler.
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Forms
more empractical, most empractical| Comparative | more empractical Lesson |
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| Superlative | most empractical Lesson |
regular
Word family
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Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form