adj
Meaning 1
Relating to affairs of state.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pragmatical
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/pɹæɡˈmætɪkəl/
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative form of pragmatic (“practical”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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adj
Meaning 3
Alternative form of pragmatic (“officious, meddlesome”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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adjective
Meaning 4
of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pragmatic
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adjective satellite
Meaning 5
concerned with practical matters
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem
- a matter-of-fact account of the trip
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: matter-of-fact, pragmatic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Late Latin pragmaticus + -al. By surface analysis, pragmatic + -al.