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[ adjective ] concerned with practical matters

Examples

"a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem" "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

Used in print

(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)

Furthermore , religion tends to integrate the whole range of values from the highest or ultimate values of God to the intermediary and subordinate values ; for_example , those regarding material objects and pragmatic ends .

Related terms

practical

2
[ adjective ] guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Examples

"a hardheaded appraisal of our position" "a hard-nosed labor leader" "completely practical in his approach to business" "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

Related terms

realistic

3
[ adjective ] of or concerning the theory of pragmatism

Synonyms

pragmatical

Related terms

pragmatism pragmatism

4
[ adjective ] guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

Examples

"a hardheaded appraisal of our position" "a hard-nosed labor leader" "completely practical in his approach to business" "not ideology but pragmatic politics"

Related terms

realistic

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