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tactical

tac.ti.cal \'tak-ti-k*l\ \-k(*-)le-\ aj 1: of or relating to combat tactics 
   : as  1a: involving actions or means of less magnitude or at a shorter 
   distance  from a base of operations than those of strategy of an air force  
   1b: of, relating to, or designed for air attack in close support of friend 
   ly ground forces 2a: of or relating to tactics : as  2a1: of or relating to 
   small-scale actions serving a larger purpose  2a2: made or carried out with 
   only a limited or immediate end in view  2b: adroit in planning or 
   maneuvering to accomplish a purpose  - tac.ti.cal.ly av