adj.
Pronunciation: prag- ' ma-tik
Variant: also prag · mat · i · cal \ -ti-k ə l \
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin pragmaticus skilled in law or business, from Greek pragmatikos, from pragmat-, pragma deed, from prassein to do ― more at PRACTICAL
Date: 1616
1 archaic a (1) : BUSY (2) : OFFICIOUS b : OPINIONATED
2 : relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic < pragmatic men of power have had no time or inclination to deal with ⋯ social morality ― K. B. Clark>
3 : relating to or being in accordance with philosophical pragmatism
– pragmatic noun
– prag · mat · i · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb