pragmatically
In a pragmatic mannerIn a pragmatic manner.
» Tom is someone who thinks very pragmatically.
Tom ist jemand, der sehr pragmatisch denkt. — Melang
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2 sensesIn a pragmatic manner.
"Well, there's no use crying over spilt milk," she said pragmatically.
in a practical manner, as opposed to theoretically or idealistically
In terms of pragmatics.
a pragmatically irrelevant proposition
Examples
2 sentencesTom is someone who thinks very pragmatically.
deTom ist jemand, der sehr pragmatisch denkt. — Melang
If you think pragmatically, you will achieve what you desire.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From pragmatic + -ally or pragmatical + -ly.From pragmatic + -ally or pragmatical + -ly.
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Forms
more pragmatically, most pragmatically| Comparative | more pragmatically Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pragmatically |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.