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realistic

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re⋅al⋅is⋅tic

  [ree-uh-lis-tik]
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–adjective
1. interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
2. pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel.
3. resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys.
4. Philosophy. of or pertaining to realists or realism.
Origin:
1855–60; realist + -ic

Related forms:
re⋅al⋅is⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb

Synonyms:
1. pragmatic, common-sense, hard-headed, sensible.
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re·al·is·tic   (rē'ə-lĭs'tĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Tending to or expressing an awareness of things as they really are: She gave us a realistic appraisal of our chances.

  2. Of or relating to the representation of objects, actions, or social conditions as they actually are: a realistic novel about ghetto life. See Synonyms at graphic.

re'al·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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