Adjective

(en adjective)

Expressed or represented as being accurate.

A ''realistic'' appraisal of the situation.

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, year=2011 , date=October 1 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Scotland needed a victory by eight points to have a realistic chance of progressing to the knock-out stages, and for long periods of a ferocious contest looked as if they might pull it off.}}

Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.

A ''realistic'' novel about the Victorian poor.

Adjective

(er)

Vigilant or on one's guard against danger or difficulty.

Conscious or having knowledge of something.

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, title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=“[…] This is Mr. Churchill, who, as you are aware , is good enough to come to us for his diaconate, and, as we hope, for much longer; and being a gentleman of independent means, he declines to take any payment.” Saying this Walden rubbed his hands together and smiled contentedly.}}