pragmatic
[ prag-mat-ik ]
/ prægˈmæt ɪk /
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adjective Also prag·mat·i·cal (for defs. 1, 2, 5).
noun
Archaic. an officious or meddlesome person.
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pragmatic
/ (præɡˈmætɪk) /
adjective
advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma
philosophy of or relating to pragmatism
involving everyday or practical business
of or concerned with the affairs of a state or community
rare interfering or meddlesome; officious
Also (for senses 3, 5): pragmatical
Derived forms of pragmatic
pragmaticality, nounpragmatically, adverbWord Origin for pragmatic
C17: from Late Latin prāgmaticus, from Greek prāgmatikos from pragma act, from prattein to do
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