Practical vs Balderdash - What's the difference?
practical | balderdash |
(British) A part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability
Based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis
Being likely to be effective and applicable to a real situation; able to be put to use
Of a person, having skills or knowledge that are practical
senseless talk or writing; nonsense.
(archaic) A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.
* Taylor (Drink and Welcome )
(archaic) To mix or adulterate.
* Smollett
As nouns the difference between practical and balderdash
is that practical is a part of an exam or series of exams in which the candidate has to demonstrate their practical ability while balderdash is senseless talk or writing; nonsense.As an adjective practical
is based on practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.As a verb balderdash is
to mix or adulterate.practical
English
Noun
(en noun)Adjective
(en adjective)- Jack didn't get an engineering degree, but has practical knowledge of metalworking.
- Jack's knowledge has the practical benefit of giving us useful prototype parts.
- All in all, Jack's a very practical chap
Antonyms
* (based on practice or action) theoretical * (being likely to effective and applicable to a real situation) impractical * (of a person) impracticalDerived terms
* practicality * practicallyExternal links
* *balderdash
English
Noun
(-)- Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both name and nature, and is called balderdash .
Synonyms
* bunk, drivel, piffle, poppycock, rubbish, twaddle * seeVerb
- The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash , and even mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime.