Engelsk tillægsord: politic | |||
| 1. | politic marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | expedient, sagacious | ||
| Se også | diplomatic, diplomatical | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | impolitic | ||
| 2. | politic smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication | ||
| Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage. The manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error. | ||
| Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | bland, smooth, suave | ||
| Termer med lignende betydning | diplomatic, diplomatical | ||
| Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | undiplomatic | ||