Empractical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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.
"A surgeon performing an operation may make empractical utterances to her assistant to request tools, such as "scalpel"."
Example
More examples"A surgeon performing an operation may make empractical utterances to her assistant to request tools, such as "scalpel"."
Etymology
From em- + practical? Coined by Karl Bühler.
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