Politic has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Noun
Verb
1
To engage in political activity; politick.
Adjective
1
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
"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"
2
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
3
Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
Example Sentences
"it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"
adjective
"a politic decision"
adjective
"a politic manager"
adjective
"a politic old scoundrel"
adjective
"a shrewd and politic reply"
adjective
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
adjective
"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
adjective
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