Pragmatic - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|præɡˈmætɪk|
Brit.
|præɡˈmætɪk|
noun
- an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
adjective
- concerned with practical matters (syn: matter-of-fact, pragmatical)
a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory (syn: hardheaded, practical)not ideology but pragmatic politics
Extra examples
His pragmatic view of public education comes from years of working in city schools.
...a pragmatic man, not given to grand, visionary schemes...
She is as pragmatic(al) and proud as the Pope.
Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.
... pragmatic enough to have held on to their day jobs for years after they were putting out records.
... and her mysticism never failed to exasperate her pragmatic, mountain-climbing daughter.
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