politic

Meanings

Plural: politics

Adjective

• 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"

Adjective Satellite

• smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
  • "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"

Adj

• Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
• Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong.
• Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious
• Shrewd, prudent and expedient; showing policy.
• Discreet and diplomatic.
• Artful, crafty or cunning.

Noun

• A politician.
• A politics; a set of political beliefs.

Verb

• Alternative spelling of politick.

Synonyms

bland, smooth, suave

Antonyms

impolitic

Related Words

body politic, police, policy, political, politician, politicize, politics, polity

Anagrams of politic