practic

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A person concerned with action or practice, as opposed to one concerned with theory.

Adj

1. Practical.
2. (obsolete) Cunning, crafty.

Sinonieme

artful

crafty

cunning

deadpan

deceitful

devious

dexterous

huggermugger

mestizo

roguish

shifty

sly

underhanded

wily

scampish

fawce

Vertalings

خبيث

ماكر

astut

murri

sorneguer

foxé

ausgekocht

durchtrieben

gerissen

listig

tückisch

verschlagen

πανούργος

πονηρός

خادع

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈpɹæktɪk/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: practic

In summary

From Middle English practic, practik, partly from Old French practique and partly from its etymon, Late Latin prācticus (“active”), from Ancient Greek πρακτικός (praktikós, “of or pertaining to action, concerned with action or business, active, practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “I do”). Doublet of practico.