realistic
EN • English
//ˌɹɪəˈlɪs.tɪk//
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Definitions & Usage
adjective
#1Expressed or represented as being accurate, practicable, or not idealistic.
Example: “A realistic appraisal of the situation.”
Translations:[DE]realistisch
adjective
#2Relating to the representation of objects, actions or conditions as they actually are or were.
Example: “A realistic novel about the Victorian poor.”
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Translations:[DE]realistisch
adjective
#3Possible or practical to achieve; based on what is real or practical.
Example: “a realistic goal”
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Notable Literary & Historical Quotes
“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.”
— 2011 October 1, Tom Fordyce, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 16-12 Scotland”, in BBC Sport:
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