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realistic: Meaning and Definition of
re•al•is•tic
Pronunciation: (rē"u-lis'tik), [key]
— adj.
- interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
- pertaining to, characterized by, or given to the representation in literature or art of things as they really are: a realistic novel.
- resembling or simulating real life: a duck hunter skilled at making realistic decoys.
- of or pertaining to realists or realism.
See also:
- realistic (Thesaurus)
