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Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Word of the Day: Pragmatic

Word of the Day:Pragmatic

Pragmatic (adjective): "dealing with the problems that exist in a specific situation in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on ideas and theories" ("Pragmatic", 2015, para.1).


Examples:
He was a man who didn't like responses that were set in passion or were too whimsical. Rather, he always respected those who gave pragmatic answers.


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Reference
Pragmatic. (2015). In Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary (11th ed.). Retrieved from http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/pragmatic

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