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dogmatic
dog·mat·ic /dɒɡˈmætɪk $ dɒːɡ-, dɑːɡ-/ adjective
Someone who is dogmatic is completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing:
- Her staff find her bossy and dogmatic.
ideological
i·de·o·lo·gic·al AC /ˌaɪdiəˈlɒdʒɪkəl◂ $ -ˈlɑː-/ adjective
based on strong beliefs or ideas, especially political or economic ideas:
- The party is split by ideological differeces.
obsolete
ob·so·lete /ˈɒbsəliːt $ ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/ adjective
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented
- obsolete weapons
- computer hardware that quickly became obsolete
- Will computer render (=make) books obsolete
pragmatic
prag·mat·ic /præɡˈmætɪk/ adjective
dealing with problems in a sensible practical way instead of strictly following a set of ideas
- Williams took a more progmatic approach to management problems.
pragmatically adverb
Reference
- Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English