Pragmatic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

adjective Also prag·mat·i·cal (for defs. 1, 2, 5).
  1. of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations.
  2. of or relating to pragmatism (def. 2).
  3. of or relating to pragmatics (def. 1, 2).
  4. treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results.
  5. of or relating to the affairs of state or community.
  6. Archaic.
    • busy; active.
    • officious; meddlesome; interfering.
    • dogmatic; opinionated.
noun
  1. pragmatic sanction.
  2. an officious or meddlesome person.
adjective
  1. advocating behaviour that is dictated more by practical consequences than by theory or dogma
  2. of or relating to pragmatism
  3. involving everyday or practical business
  4. of or concerned with the affairs of a state or community
  5. interfering or meddlesome; officious
Pragmatic (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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