Empractical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Empractical is an adjective meaning (linguistics) 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
(linguistics) 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.
Example Sentences
A surgeon performing an operation may make empractical utterances to her assistant to request tools, such as "scalpel".
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include interlocutory, practical, interlocutional, pragmatistic, grammaticopragmatic, colloquial.
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