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having the properties of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid. The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the native spirit of the body. Bacon.

n metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical composition; poetical prose. Poetic license. See License, n., 4.

In a poetic manner.

Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. [R.] "A political government." Evelyn.

Zeal or party spirit in politics.

In a political manner.

Overbusy; officious. [R.] Heywood.

Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism; professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. -- Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly, adv.

Of or pertaining to a porism; poristic.

Of or pertaining to a porism; of the nature of a porism.

Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in distinction from ideal or theoretical; as, practical chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." South. "For all practical purposes." Macaulay.

The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.

To render practical. [R.] "Practicalizing influences." J. S. Mill.

1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look at things practically; practically worthless.

Same as Practicality.

Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner. The next day . . . I began to be very pragmatical. Evelyn. We can not always be contemplative, diligent, or pragmatical, abroad; but have need of some delightful intermissions. Milton. Low, pragm…

In a pragmatical manner.

The quality or state of being pragmatical.

Of or pertaining to prelates or prelacy; as, prelatical authority. Macaulay.

In a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates. Milton. The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Æneis.