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Pragmatic
/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/
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What it means
- adjective
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
“The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive.”
- adjective
Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature.
- adjective
Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome.
Where it comes from
Pragmatic comes from Greek pragma, a deed or a thing done, through Latin pragmaticus. In English it settled on a practical way of judging what to do.
In a sentence
- I'm just being pragmatic.by CK, Tatoeba
- Tom was much more pragmatic.by CM, Tatoeba
- I have been told that I am pragmatic, and I am.by AlanF_US, Tatoeba
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