Impolitic
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Impolitic is an adjective meaning Not in accordance with good policy.
Meaning
Not in accordance with good policy.
Example Sentences
And thereafter it became impolitic to say anything critical about the Harris sprint.
Even when it was impolitic to admire, let alone name, Evagrius, his descriptions of progress in the spiritual life could not be and were not ignored […].
On at least one such occasion, in L.N.E.R. days, I discovered later that what I had written was precisely what the authorities wanted to be said, though it would have been highly impolitic for my chief to have given me this information rather than the formal reproof that I received!
Word Forms
- impolitick
Synonyms for impolitic
Depending on context, synonyms include unwise, inexpedient, tactless, undiplomatic.
Antonyms for impolitic
Common opposites include politic.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include undiplomatic, unwise, inexpedient, tactless, impolitick, unpolitic.
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