Synonyms: pragmatic, pragmatical, matter-of-fact
Definition: concerned with practical matters
Usage: a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem; a matter-of-fact account of the trip
Similar words: practical
Definition: concerned with actual use or practice
Usage: he is a very practical person; the idea had no practical application; a practical knowledge of Japanese; woodworking is a practical art
Synonyms: prosaic, matter-of-fact
Definition: not fanciful or imaginative
Usage: local guides describe the history of various places in matter-of-fact tones; a prosaic and unimaginative essay
Similar words: unrhetorical
Definition: not rhetorical