Dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
"Let's take a pragmatic approach to the timeline."
Decision-making, planning, and trade-off discussions
"We need a practical plan"
"We need a pragmatic plan"
Signals results-oriented thinking and balanced judgment
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Present everywhere; widespread and commonplace.
Occurring or discovered by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
Sweet or musical; pleasant to hear; flowing like honey.
Having a ready insight into and understanding of things; shrewd.
Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
Having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; wise.