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empractical.

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.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj
  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".
Where this word comes from

From em- + practical? Coined by Karl Bühler.

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