empractical

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adjective

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".”

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Meanings

adjectiveempractical (comparative more empractical, superlative most empractical)

comparative more empractical · superlative most empractical

  1. human sciencesOf 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.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

malpractice
Cite this entry
APA

empractical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empractical

MLA

“empractical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empractical. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empractical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empractical.

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