com|mon-sen|si|cal

com|mon-sen|si|cal
com|mon-sen|si|cal «KOM uhn SEHN suh kuhl», adjective.
Informal. showing common sense; sensible; practical: »

He began to wonder whether historians were possessed of minds any more common-sensical than those Great Minds he had encountered, who had been so credulous (Josephine Tey).

com´mon-sen´si|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • com´mon-sen´si|cal|ly — com|mon sen|si|cal «KOM uhn SEHN suh kuhl», adjective. Informal. showing common sense; sensible; practical: »He began to wonder whether historians were possessed of minds any more common sensical than those Great Minds he had encountered, who had …   Useful english dictionary

  • com|mon-sen|si|cal|i|ty — «KOM uhn SEHN suh KAL uh tee», noun. the quality of being common sensical; practical good sense …   Useful english dictionary

  • com — com·bas·sou; com·bat·ive; com·bat·ive·ly; com·bat·ive·ness; com·ba·tiv·i·ty; com·bin·abil·i·ty; com·bin·able; com·bi·na·tion·al; com·bi·na·tion·al·ism; com·bi·na·tive; com·bi·na·to·ry; com·bined; com·bine·ment; com·bin·er; com·bi·net; com·bite;… …   English syllables

  • mon — mon·a·can·thi·dae; mon·a·cha; mon·a·chal; mon·a·chism; mon·a·chist; mon·act; mon·ac·ti·nel·li·da; mon·a·del·phous; mon·a·di·na; mon·a·ghan; mon·a·ker; mon·an·day; mon·ap·sal; mon·arch·ess; mon·ar·chism; mon·arch·ize; mon·ar·chy; mon·ar·del·la;… …   English syllables

  • sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • commonsensical — com·mon·sen·si·cal …   English syllables

  • commonsensically — com·mon·sen·si·cal·ly …   English syllables

  • common sense — com′mon sense′ n. sound practical judgment independent of specialized knowledge or training; normal native intelligence • Etymology: 1525–35; trans. of L sēnsus commūnis com′mon•sense′, adj. com′mon•sen′si•cal, com′mon•sen′si•ble, adj.… …   From formal English to slang

  • commonsense — com·mon·sense (kŏmʹən sĕnsʹ) adj. Having or exhibiting native good judgment: “commonsense scholarship on the foibles and oversights of a genius” (Times Literary Supplement).   comʹmon·senʹsi·ble or comʹmon·senʹsi·cal adj. comʹmon·senʹsi·bly or… …   Universalium

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