TACTICAL

adjective Date: 1570 of or relating to combat tactics: as, a. of or occurring at the battlefront , using or being weapons or forces employed at the battlefront , of, relating to, or designed for air attack in close support of friendly ground forces, 2. of or relating to tactics: as, of or relating to small-scale actions serving a larger purpose, made or carried out with only a limited or immediate end in view, adroit in planning or maneuvering to accomplish a purpose, ~ly adverb