TACTICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tactical mean? 

• TACTICAL (adjective)
  The adjective TACTICAL has 1 sense:

1. of or pertaining to tactic or tactics

  Familiarity information: TACTICAL used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TACTICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to tactic or tactics

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

a tactical error

Pertainym:

tactic (a plan for attaining a particular goal)

tactics (the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy)

Derivation:

tactic; tactics (a plan for attaining a particular goal)

tactics (the branch of military science dealing with detailed maneuvers to achieve objectives set by strategy)