pragmatically

Variant of pragmatic

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

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

noun

pragmatic sanction

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