politic

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politic Definition

• (a) 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"
• (s) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the custom

politic Synonyms

• politic
• smooth
• suave