empractical
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
em- + practical? Coined by Karl Bühler.
Adjective[edit]
empractical (comparative more empractical, superlative most empractical)
- (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.
- A surgeon performing an operation may make empractical utterances to her assistant to request tools, such as "scalpel".