/ prægˈmætɪk; NAmE / adjective
solving problems in a practical and sensible way rather than by having fixed ideas or theories
SYN realistic :
a pragmatic approach to management problems
► prag·mat·ic·al·ly / -kli; NAmE / adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent. (in the senses busy, interfering, conceited ): via Latin from Greek pragmatikos relating to fact, from pragma deed (from the stem of prattein do). The current senses date from the mid 19th cent.