1. Concerned with practical matters
   "a pragmatic approach to the problem";
   - matter-of-fact, pragmatical
    
2. Guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
   "not ideology but pragmatic politics";
   - hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical
    
3. Of or concerning the theory of pragmatism
   "The philosopher's pragmatic approach focused on the practical consequences of ideas";
   - pragmatical

1. An imperial decree that becomes part of the fundamental law of the land
   "The Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 established the rules of succession for the Habsburg monarchy";
   - pragmatic sanction

Derived forms: pragmatics

See also: practical, realistic

Type of: imperial decree

Encyclopedia: Pragmatic