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prag•mat•ic adj.

concerned with practical considerations of one's actions, and less concerned with principles;
having a practical point of view:made a purely pragmatic decision to go along with the boss.

Also, pragˈmat•i•cal. prag•mat•i•cal•ly, adv.

prag•mat•ic adj.

of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
Philosophyof or pertaining to pragmatism (def. 2).
Linguisticsof or pertaining to pragmatics (defs. 1, 2).
treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results.
of or pertaining to the affairs of state or community.
[Archaic.]
- busy;
  active.
- officious;
  meddlesome;
  interfering.
- dogmatic;
  opinionated.

See pragmatic sanction.
[Archaic.]an officious or meddlesome person.

Also, prag•mat′i•cal (for defs. 1, 2, 5).

Greek prāgmatikós practical, equivalent. to prāgmat- (stem of prâgma) deed, state business (derivative of prá̄ssein to do, fare; see practic) + -ikos -ic
Latin prāgmaticus
1580–90

prag•mat′i•cal′i•ty, prag•mat′i•cal•ness, n.
prag•mat′i•cal•ly, adv.

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pragmatic /præɡˈmætɪk/ adj

advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma
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 Etymology: 17th Century: from Late Latin prāgmaticus, from Greek prāgmatikos from pragma act, from prattein to dopragˌmatiˈcality n pragˈmatically adv

'pragmatic' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

pragmatic sanction - realistic - coherence theory - correspondence theory - down-to-earth - empirical - hardheaded - practic - practical - pragmaticism - pragmatics - pragmatic theory

Synonyms: practical, realistic, logical, sensible, reasonable, more...

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