adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

adj. characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand"

adj. having a useful function; "utilitarian steel tables"

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

adj. concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

adj. aware or expressing awareness of things as they really are; "a realistic description"; "a realistic view of the possibilities"; "a realistic appraisal of our chances"; "the actors tried to create a realistic portrayal of the Africans"

adj. having utility often to the exclusion of values; "plain utilitarian kitchenware"

adj. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness

adj. giving an advantage; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often"

adj. serving or acting as a means or aid; "instrumental in solving the crime"

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

adj. producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"

adj. promoting or enhancing well-being; "an arms limitation agreement beneficial to all countries"; "the beneficial effects of a temperate climate"; "the experience was good for her"

adj. presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs or success; "propitious omens"; "propitious gales speeded us along"; "a propitious alignment of planets for space exploration"

adj. exerting or capable of exerting strong physiological or chemical effects"a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"

adj. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

adj. being effective without wasting time or effort or expense; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

adj. profit oriented; "a commercial book"; "preached a mercantile and militant patriotism"- John Buchan; "a mercenary enterprise"; "a moneymaking business"

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

adj. easy to use; "a handy gadget"

adj. capable of being reached; "a town accessible by rail"

adj. available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap"

adj. close at hand; "the nearby towns"; "concentrated his study on the nearby planet Venus"

adj. concerned with actual use or practice; "he is a very practical person"; "the idea had no practical application"; "a practical knowledge of Japanese"; "woodworking is a practical art"

adj. having a meaning or purpose; "a meaningful explanation"; "a meaningful discussion"; "a meaningful pause"

adj. concise and full of meaning; "welcomed her pithy comments"; "the peculiarly sardonic and sententious style in which Don Luis composed his epigrams"- Hervey Allen

adj. having a firm basis in reality and being therefore important, meaningful, or considerable; "substantial equivalents"

adj. sufficiently valuable to justify the investment of time or interest; "a worthwhile book"

adj. having worth or merit or value; "a valuable friend"; "a good and worthful man"

adj. constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission"

adj. providing personal satisfaction; "a rewarding career as a paramedic"

adj. readily applicable or practical

adj. put into practice or put to use; "applied physics"

adj. designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"

adj. concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

adj. usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"

adj. intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes";

adj. dealing only with concrete facts

adj. adequate for practical use; especially sufficient in strength or numbers to accomplish something; "the party has a working majority in the House"; "a working knowledge of Spanish"

adj. promoting construction or creation; "creative work"

adj. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"

adj. capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone"

adj. based on interpretation; not directly expressed

adj. helping to restore to good condition; "reconstructive surgery"; "rehabilitative exercises"

adj. concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study

adj. affecting or involved in structure or construction; "the structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters; not ornamental elements"; "structural damage"

adj. producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"

adj. serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"

adj. providing assistance or serving a useful function

adj. yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

adj. ready for service or able to give long service; "serviceable equipment"; "heavy serviceable fabrics"

adj. having incalculable monetary, intellectual, or spiritual worth

adj. designating the player judged to be the most important to the sport; "the most-valuable player award"

adj. of high worth or cost; "diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds are precious stones"

adj. of great worth or quality; "a rich collection of antiques"

adj. used of gemstones having less commercial value than precious stones; "such semiprecious stones as amethyst, garnet, jade, and tourmaline"

adj. held in great esteem for admirable qualities especially of an intrinsic nature; "a valued friend"

adj. having a specified value; "not worth his salt"; "worth her weight in gold"

adj. not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters; "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"

adj. causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism"

adj. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

adj. not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

adj. lacking in usefulness or value; "a worthless idler"

adj. serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"