an imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
"The emperor issued a pragmatic to permanently settle the succession dispute and make it binding on all future rulers."
A man of business.
"After years of theoretical planning, our pragmatic leader finally pushed through the merger to secure immediate profits."
concerned with practical matters
"a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"
"a matter-of-fact account of the trip"
of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
"The professor's lecture on pragmatic philosophy focused entirely on how truth is determined by its practical consequences rather than abstract correspondence to reality."
guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
"a hardheaded appraisal of our position"
"a hard-nosed labor leader"
"completely practical in his approach to business"
"not ideology but pragmatic politics"
Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory.
"The team opted for a pragmatic solution to fix the server outage quickly rather than waiting to implement their ideal long-term architecture."
The word pragmatic comes from the Ancient Greek pragmatikós, meaning "active" or "versed in affairs." It originally described a person skilled in civil law who provided arguments for advocates.