Daily Word: PRAGMATIC

prag·mat·ic

  [prag-mat-ik] 

~ adjective Also, prag·mat·i·cal (for defs 1, 2, 5).

DEFINITION: 1) Of or pertaining to a practical point of view or practical considerations. 2) Philosophy . of or pertaining to pragmatism (def 2) . 3) Of or pertaining to pragmatics (defs 1, 2). 4) Treating historical phenomena with special reference to their causes, antecedent conditions, and results. 5) Of or pertaining to the affairs of state or community.

SENTENCE: LaShon not showing up for work and not calling is uncharacteristically pragmatic; something has to be wrong.