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politic
politic
/ˈpɑːləˌtɪk/
adjective
(
)
Marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
(
politic
)
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
It is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
A politic decision
a politic decision
A politic manager
a politic manager
A politic old scoundrel
a politic old scoundrel
A shrewd and politic reply
a shrewd and politic reply
Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
(
bland
,
politic
,
suave
,
smooth
)
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
He was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
The manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
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