Pragmatic - Definition

adj 1: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or
pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact
account of the trip" [syn: matter-of-fact, pragmatic,
pragmatical]
2: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [syn: pragmatic,
pragmatical]
3: guided by practical experience and observation rather than
theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a hard-
nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his approach to
business"; "not ideology but pragmatic politics" [syn:
hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic]
n 1: an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law
of the land [syn: pragmatic sanction, pragmatic]