politic, smooth, suave, bland
(adjective) 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”
politic
(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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
politic (comparative more politic, superlative most politic)
(archaic) Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
(archaic, of things) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong.
(archaic) 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.
Discreet and diplomatic.
Artful, crafty or cunning.
• impolitic
politic (plural politics)
(archaic) A politician.
politic (third-person singular simple present politics, present participle politicking, simple past and past participle politicked)
To engage in political activity; politick.
Source: Wiktionary
Pol"i*tic, a. Etym: [L. politicus political, Gr. politique. See Police, and cf. ePolitical.]
1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. He with his people made all but one politic body. Sir P. Sidney.
2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty. "Enrich'd with politic grave counsel." Shak.
3. 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; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons. Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy. Shak.
Syn.
– Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary; artful; cunning.
Pol`i*tic, n.
Definition: A politician. [Archaic] Bacon. Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark he borrows a lantern; Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
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