pragmatical

Speech parts

1. pragmatical - Adjective

2. pragmatical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or manner.

Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way; officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome.

Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of literature.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pragmatic matter-of-fact down-to-earth sound real hard useful practical appropriate functional objective rational reasonable realistic advantageous
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Antonyms

impractical naive idealistic whimsical capricious demeaning
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Examples

A language in the full semiotical sense of the term is any intersubjective set of sign vehicles whose usage is determined by syntactical, semantical, and pragmatical rules. Charles W. Morris

a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem Source: Internet

a matter-of-fact account of the trip Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pragmatic considerations pragmatic interpretation pragmatic sanction pragmaticalisation pragmaticalise pragmaticality