English adjective: politic | |||
1. | politic marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness | ||
Samples | It is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels. A politic decision. A politic manager. A politic old scoundrel. A shrewd and politic reply. | ||
Similar | expedient, sagacious | ||
See also | diplomatic, diplomatical | ||
Antonyms | impolitic | ||
2. | politic smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication | ||
Samples | He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage. The manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error. | ||
Synonyms | bland, smooth, suave | ||
Similar | diplomatic, diplomatical | ||
Antonyms | undiplomatic | ||