pragmatic

prag-mat-ic/pɹæɡˈmætɪk/US

adjective

  1. 1

    Guided by what actually works rather than by theory.

    A pragmatic compromise beat a perfect proposal nobody would fund.

Etymology

From Greek pragmatikos, "relating to deeds", from pragma ("deed").

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