Politic (Adjective)
Meaning 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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Antonyms
Meaning 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".
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The diplomat's politic response to the controversy helped to ease tensions between the two nations.
- She was too politic to mention the mistake in front of her boss, instead choosing to discuss it privately.
- The politician's politic speech was well-received by the crowd, but critics accused him of being insincere.
- The company's politic apology for the product recall was seen as a necessary step to maintain public trust.
- The CEO's politic handling of the crisis helped to minimize the damage to the company's reputation.