of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations.

Philosophy . of or pertaining to pragmatism ( def. 2 ) .

of or pertaining to pragmatics ( defs. 1, 2 ) .

treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results.

of or pertaining to the affairs of state or community.

Archaic .

busy; active.

officious; meddlesome; interfering.

dogmatic; opinionated.

pragmatic sanction.

Archaic . an officious or meddlesome person.

adjective

idealistic , unreasonable

adjective

businesslike , commonsensical , down-to-earth , efficient , hard , hard-boiled * , hardheaded * , logical , matter-of-fact , practical , realistic , sober , unidealistic , [[utilitariannotes:empirical describes results determined by experiment and observed behavior or facts; theoretical describes results that are based on guesswork or hypothesis - and pragmatic is contrasted with theoretical on the grounds that the former proceeds from what is demonstrably practical]] , the latter from conjecturepractical applies when what is in question is the conduct of affairs , whereas pragmatic applies when the question is the planning with respect to these affairs; practical is anything that can be done and is worth doing , while practicable is anything that can be done - worthwhile or not , hardheaded , objective , pragmatical , prosaic , tough-minded , unromantic , active , busy , busybody , dogmatic , meddlesome , sensible , skilled , systematic , utilitarian

noun

busybody , interloper , quidnunc