adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   In a pragmatic manner.

   ""Well, there's no use crying over spilt milk," she said pragmatically."

2. 2
   In terms of pragmatics.

   "a pragmatically irrelevant proposition"

Adverb

1. 1
   in a practical manner, as opposed to theoretically or idealistically wordnet

Example

More examples

"Tom is someone who thinks very pragmatically."

Etymology

From pragmatic + -ally or pragmatical + -ly.

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