hardheaded (s)
hard-nosed (s)
practical#1 (s)
pragmatic (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory
examples a hardheaded appraisal of our position
a hard-nosed labor leader
completely practical in his approach to business
not ideology but pragmatic politics
Outgoing links
Similar to realistic
Derivationally related form pragmatic → pragmatism
Derivationally related form practical → practice; practical → practicality
Incoming links
Similar to realistic
Derived from adjective pragmatically → pragmatic
Derivationally related form practice → practical; practicality → practical
Derivationally related form pragmatism → pragmatic

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