pragmatically
- adverb
- /præɡˈmætɪkli/
- She approached the problem pragmatically by focusing on practical solutions rather than theoretical ideas.
- act pragmatically
- pragmatically minded
- pragmatically effective
Like, pragmatically, where does trust come from?
- Like, pragmatically, where does trust come from?
- I appreciate the emotion behind it, but it needs to be dealt with pragmatically and well.
- Think that you're writing a program for this and maybe think really pragmatically, practically.
- It's not as easy as people think, but it's interesting, pragmatically speaking, to hear what how you think about it in the context of Librax.
- And that is what Joe Christmas metaphorically as well as pragmatically chooses to, given his own sense of being so negligible in the world.
- Yeah, it looks right, but it's actually not pragmatically correct.
- But you can apply it to, to speak very pragmatically about, I don't know.
- Just that worldview did not serve me to speak very pragmatically.
- Because pragmatically those medications, just like certain foods and either everything we do in life influences this gut garden.
Examples
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Each of these theories of microallocation has advantages and disadvantages, both morally and pragmatically.
Academic text (1996) -
Attitudes and behavior are adopted pragmatically by considering how well they will work in a given situation.
Academic text (2008) -
Then one feels one is making a pragmatically sound decision.
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Yeah, it looks right, but it's actually not pragmatically correct.
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I appreciate the emotion behind it, but it needs to be dealt with pragmatically and well.
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In the end, the value of a classification is best judged pragmatically.
Academic text (2005) -
Many examples could demonstrate that Beijing often talks tough but acts pragmatically.
Academic text (1997) -
Only through this kind of dialogue can we face problems pragmatically to resolve the confrontation.
Academic text (1999) -
The AKP has so far acted pragmatically and avoided crises.
Academic text (2005) -
"A lot we embrace from a philosophical standpoint, but pragmatically, it's almost impossible," he says, "because of the staffing and time."
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
In a way that accepts the true facts and what is possible
In a way that shows good judgment and practical choices
In a way that works in real life
Antonyms
How Practical
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pragmatically comes from an old Greek word pragma, meaning 'deed' or 'thing'. It is related to words like practical and practice, so to act pragmatically is to choose what works in real life and focus on actions, not ideas.