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1. Concerned with practical matters
   "a pragmatic approach to the problem"
   - matter-of-fact, pragmatical
    
2. Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
   - pragmatical
    
3. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
   "not ideology but pragmatic politics"
   - hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical

1. An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
   - pragmatic sanction

Derived forms: pragmatics

See also: practical, pragmatically, pragmatism, realistic

Type of: imperial decree

Encyclopedia: Pragmatic