pragmatic[adjective]Synonyms: practical, businesslike, down-to-earth, hard-headed, realistic, sensible, utilitarian
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prag‧mat‧ic /præɡˈmætɪk/
adjective[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: Latin;
Origin: pragmaticus 'skilled in law or business', from Greek, from pragma 'thing done']
dealing with problems in a sensible practical way instead of strictly following a set of ideas ⇒
dogmatic:
Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.—pragmatically /-kli/
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