politic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈpɑləˌtɪk/ UK /ˈpɒlətɪk/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
prudent and shrewd in pursuing a sensible course; expedient

It was politic of her to praise both rival factions.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · prudent and shrewd in... prudent shrewd judicious expedient diplomatic sagacious tactful astute

Opposites

impolitic imprudent tactless indiscreet

Word family

Derived forms politiclypolitics

Related forms political politician policy polity

Etymology

From Old French politique, from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek politikos ('of citizens, civic'), from polites ('citizen'), from polis ('city, state').

politique Old French politikos Ancient Greek polis Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# politic

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɑləˌtɪk/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈpɒlətɪk/

## Meanings
1. prudent and shrewd in pursuing a sensible course; expedient

## Examples
- It was politic of her to praise both rival factions.

## Synonyms
- prudent
- shrewd
- judicious
- expedient
- diplomatic
- sagacious
- tactful
- astute

## Antonyms
- impolitic
- imprudent
- tactless
- indiscreet

## Derived Forms
- politicly
- politics

## Related Forms
- political
- politician
- policy
- polity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: politique
- Root: politikos
- Root: polis

## Etymology
From Old French politique, from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek politikos ('of citizens, civic'), from polites ('citizen'), from polis ('city, state').

## AI Etymology
Politic is from Old French politique, from Latin politicus, from Ancient Greek politikos ('of citizens, civic'), from polites ('citizen'), from polis ('city, state'). Important recorded forms include politique (Old French), politikos (Ancient Greek), and polis (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers prudent and shrewd in pursuing a sensible course; expedient. The wider family includes derived forms such as politicly and politics and related words such as political, politician, policy, and polity.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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