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pragmatic

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prag·mat·ic  (prg-mtk)
adj.
1. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.
2. Philosophy Of or relating to pragmatism.
3. Relating to or being the study of cause and effect in historical or political events with emphasis on the practical lessons to be learned from them.
4. Archaic
a. Active; busy.
b. Active in an officious or meddlesome way.
c. Dogmatic; dictatorial.
n.
1. A pragmatic sanction.
2. Archaic A meddler; a busybody.

[Latin prgmaticus, skilled in business, from Greek prgmatikos, from prgma, prgmat-, deed, from prssein, prg-, to do.]

prag·mati·cal adj.
prag·mati·cal·ly adv.

pragmatic
Adjective
1. concerned with practical consequences rather than theory
2. Philosophy of pragmatism [Greek pragmatikos]
pragmatically adv
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Noun1.pragmatic - an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
imperial decree - a decree issued by a sovereign ruler
Adj.1.pragmatic - concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
practical - 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"
2.pragmatic - of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
3.pragmatic - guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
realistic - 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"

pragmatic
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Spanish pragmatic [prægˈmætɪk] adjpragmático
French pragmatic [prægˈmætɪk] adjpragmatique
German pragmatic [prægˈmætɪk] adjpragmatisch
Italian pragmatic [prægˈmætɪk] adjprammatico/a

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When the Inquiring Soul had completed his course of instruction he declared himself the Ahkoond of Swat, fell into the baleful habit of standing on his head, and swore that the mother who bore him was a pragmatic paralogism.
For all his pragmatic certitude, it seemed as if he watched the play and movement of life in the hope of discovering something more about it, of discerning in its maddest writhings a something which had hitherto escaped him,--the key to its mystery, as it were, which would make all clear and plain.
One of them--his name was Stick-to-the-right--perceived in my face, I suppose, a species of sympathy and almost admiration, which, to my own great surprise, I could not help feeling for this pragmatic couple.
 
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