adjective

1. Rare
   1. busy or active, esp. in a meddlesome way
   2. dogmatic; opinionated
2. having to do with the affairs of a state or community
3. concerned with actual practice, everyday affairs, etc., not with theory or speculation; practical
4. dealing with historical facts, esp. in their causal relationship
5. of or having to do with philosophical pragmatism

Etymology: L pragmaticus, skilled in business or law < Gr pragmatikos < pragma, business, orig. a thing done < prassein, to do

noun