[prag.mat.ic] also prag.mat.i.cal adj [L pragmaticus skilled in law or business, fr. Gk pragmatikos, fr. pragmat-, pragma deed, fr. prassein to do--more at practical] (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 "~ 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 n -- prag.mat.i.cal.ly adv