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Meaning of 'pragmatic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pragmatic [ a.]
- Alt. of Pragmatical
2 . Pragmatic [ n.]
- One skilled in affairs.
- A solemn public ordinance or decree.

Meaning of 'pragmatic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pragmatic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
Example in sentence:
  • a hard-nosed labor leader;
  • a hardheaded appraisal of our position;
  • completely practical in his approach to business;
  • not ideology but pragmatic politics
Meaning (2):
- concerned with practical matters
Example in sentence:
  • a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem;
  • a matter-of-fact account of the trip

Nearby Words:

praam practic practicability practicable practical practicality practicalize practically practicalness practice

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