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prag·mat·ic
I. \pragˈmad.]ik, praig-, -mat], ]ēk\ noun
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Etymology: in sense 1, from Late Latin pragmatica (sanctio), from Latin pragmatica (feminine of pragmaticus, adjective) + sanctio decree; in sense 2, from Latin pragmaticus, from pragmaticus, adjective; in sense 3, from pragmatic (II)
1. : pragmatic sanction
2. obsolete : one skilled in affairs or business
3. : an officiously busy person : meddler, busybody
II. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: Latin pragmaticus skilled in law or business, from Greek pragmatikos, from pragmat-, pragma deed, affair (from prassein, prattein to pass through, experience, practice) + -ikos -ic — more at practical
1. : of or relating to the affairs of a community or state — compare pragmatic sanction
2. : active in affairs : busy; often : officious, meddling
3. : stiff in one's opinion : conceited, opinionated, dogmatic
4. : practical, matter-of-fact
5. : dealing with events in such a manner as to show their interconnection
6.
a. Kantianism : prescribing the means necessary to the attainment of happiness
b. : of or relating to philosophic pragmatism; especially : of or relating to the philosophic pragmatism of Peirce, James, and Dewey |