Both Uses of
pragmatic
in
The Lovely Bones
- The pragmatic, prim mistress that my mother had always been was gone.
Chpt 13 *pragmatic = concerned with practical matters
- It was quicker—honoring the pragmatics of fear—than pretending she shouldn't think this way.†
Chpt 20
Definition:
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(pragmatic) concerned with practical matters -- especially where quick results and/or practical experience triumph over theory