pragmatic

adj 1: concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or

pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact

account of the trip" [syn: {matter-of-fact}, {pragmatical}]

2: of or concerning the theory of pragmatism [syn: {pragmatical}]

3: guided by practical experience and observation rather than

theory; "a hardheaded appraisal of our position"; "a

hard-nosed labor leader"; "completely practical in his

approach to business"; "not ideology but pragmatic

politics" [syn: {hardheaded}, {hard-nosed}, {practical}]