pragmatic

[ prag-mat-ik ]
/ prægˈmæt ɪk /

adjective Also prag·mat·i·cal (for defs 1, 2, 5).

noun

pragmatic sanction.
Archaic. an officious or meddlesome person.

Origin of pragmatic

1580–90; < Latin prāgmaticus < Greek prāgmatikós practical, equivalent to prāgmat- (stem of prâgma) deed, state business (derivative of prā́ssein to do, fare; see practic) + -ikos -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM pragmatic

Words nearby pragmatic

praetorius, praetorship, prag, pragmatagnosia, pragmatamnesia, pragmatic, pragmatic sanction, pragmatic theory, pragmaticism, pragmatics, pragmatism

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British Dictionary definitions for pragmatically

pragmatic
/ (præɡˈmætɪk) /

adjective

advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma
philosophy of or relating to pragmatism
involving everyday or practical business
of or concerned with the affairs of a state or community
rare interfering or meddlesome; officious
Also (for senses 3, 5): pragmatical

Derived forms of pragmatic

pragmaticality, noun pragmatically, adverb

Word Origin for pragmatic

C17: from Late Latin prāgmaticus, from Greek prāgmatikos from pragma act, from prattein to do