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prag·matic (prag mat′ik)
adjective
- Rare
- busy or active, esp. in a meddlesome way
- dogmatic; opinionated
- having to do with the affairs of a state or community
- concerned with actual practice, everyday affairs, etc., not with theory or speculation; practical
- dealing with historical facts, esp. in their causal relationship
- 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
Related Forms:
- pragmatically prag·mat′i·cally adverb
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Preposition: with
- regard: Yes he was perhaps pragmatic with regard to having an understanding of ministering to people where they were at.
Preposition: in
- nature: This type of voice is therefore analyzed as pragmatic in nature.
Modifies a noun
- inference: It is a product of encoded linguistic meaning together with a special class of default pragmatic inferences which he calls generalized conversational implicatures.
Modifying Another Word
- purely: There is a related view, very popular, which is purely pragmatic.
Used with adjective complement
- remain: Despite this, Saint Just remains pragmatic, and retains a surprising respect for those who create the works he defiles.
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