pragmatical

prag·mat·ic

 (prăg-măt′ĭk)

adj.

1. Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical.

2. Philosophy Of or relating to pragmatism.

3. Linguistics Of or relating to pragmatics.

4. 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.

n.

A pragmatic sanction.

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[Latin prāgmaticus, skilled in business, from Greek prāgmatikos, from prāgma, prāgmat-, deed, from prāssein, prāg-, to do.]

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prag·mat′i·cal adj.

prag·mat′i·cal·ly adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	pragmatical - of or concerning the theory of pragmatism pragmatic
	2.	pragmatical - concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip" pragmatic, matter-of-fact 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"

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pragmatical

adjective

Having or indicating an awareness of things as they really are:

down-to-earth, hard, hardheaded, matter-of-fact, objective, practical, pragmatic, prosaic, realistic, sober, tough-minded, unromantic.

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Translations

pragmatisch