Genuine
Genuine adjective - Being exactly as appears or as claimed.
Practical and genuine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Practical" instead an adjective "Genuine".
Nearby Words: genuinely, genuineness
Both words in one sentence
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Often, she is regarded as more "genuine", less "deceptive", or more practical than other women.
Source: Women Are Delicate - Eminently practical and yet appropriate as always... - first time a genuine compliment from Todd to Mrs Lovett, regarding her idea of making his victims into pies.
Source: Ironic Echo / Theater - This was sometimes done for purely practical purposes: for a challenge involving a steam engine, for example, improvising a boiler would be near impossible and dangerous, so a few certified ones would be 'planted' amongst the genuine junk.
Source: Series / Scrapheap Challenge
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