adv
Meaning 1
In a pragmatic manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- "Well, there's no use crying over spilt milk," she said pragmatically.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pragmatically
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adv
Meaning 2
In terms of pragmatics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- a pragmatically irrelevant proposition
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
Meaning 3
in a realistic manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we want to build a democratic society, but we must act pragmatically
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From pragmatic + -ally or pragmatical + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: pragmàticament — in a pragmatic manner
- Finnish: pragmaattisesti — in a pragmatic manner
- French: pragmatiquement — in a pragmatic manner
- Galician: pragmaticamente — in a pragmatic manner
- Georgian: პრაგმატულად (ṗragmaṭulad) — in a pragmatic manner
- Italian: pragmaticamente — in a pragmatic manner
- Portuguese: pragmaticamente — in a pragmatic manner
- Spanish: pragmáticamente — in a pragmatic manner