tactical

C2 Topic:Business & Commerce

US /ˈtæktɪk(ə)l/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #8626

Meanings

1

adj
Done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics.

Voting for the smaller party was a tactical move to block the favourite.
2

adj
Relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than overall strategy.

The commander made a tactical decision to retreat and regroup.

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Word family

Derived forms nontacticaltacnuketacticallytacticooltactleneck

Etymology

From tactic + -al.

Topics

Business & Commerce Word Formation & Derivatives

# tactical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈtæktɪk(ə)l
**Frequency rank:** 8626

## Meanings
1. Done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics.
2. Relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than overall strategy.

## Examples
- Voting for the smaller party was a tactical move to block the favourite.
- The commander made a tactical decision to retreat and regroup.

## Derived Forms
- nontactical
- tacnuke
- tactically
- tacticool
- tactleneck

## Etymology
From tactic + -al.

## AI Etymology
Tactical is formed from tactic + -al. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include done carefully to gain a particular advantage; relating to tactics and relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than overall strategy. The wider family includes derived forms such as nontactical, tacnuke, tactically, tacticool, and tactleneck.

## Topics
- Business & Commerce
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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