English-Dutch translations for pragmatic

• pragmatisch
  De benadering van de EU is zeer pragmatisch. The EU approach is a very pragmatic one.
  Dit is een pragmatische instelling. This is a pragmatic institution.
  We moeten natuurlijk pragmatisch zijn. Of course, we have to be pragmatic.

Definition of pragmatic

• Practical, concerned with making decisions and actions that are useful in practice, not just theory
• Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects, rather than with details and circumstances; said of literature
• Interfering in the affairs of others; officious; meddlesome
• A man of business
• A public decree

Examples

• The sturdy furniture in the student lounge was pragmatic, but unattractive.

Related words

• pragmatically
• pragmatics
• pragmatical
• ethnopragmatics