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[ im-pol-i-tik ] / ɪmˈpɒl ɪ tɪk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impolitic ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot politic, expedient, or judicious. Origin of impoliticFirst recorded in 1590–1600; im-2 + politic OTHER WORDS FROM impoliticim·pol·i·tic·ly, adverbim·pol·i·tic·ness, nounWords nearby impoliticimpluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia, imponderable, impone, imponent, import Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impoliticI've argued that term is inartful, impolitic and also, as Pletka points out, imprecise because of Christian pro-Israel sentiment. Danielle Pletka's Bogus Charge Sheet Against Chuck Hagel|Ali Gharib|January 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST From Netanyahu's right, Israeli politicians delivered some impolitic straight-shooting. Obama and Bibi's Rocky Road Ahead|Ali Gharib|November 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST There was a rawness and impolitic honesty to his shows, many of which could make your heart weep. Louis Vuitton, Chanel, McQueen Cap Paris Spring 2013 Fashion Week Shows|Robin Givhan|October 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST Yes, branding roughly half the nation as lazy, entitled parasites is impolitic. Undecided Voters Are a Menace|Michelle Cottle|September 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For Ann to dismiss such thinking as “ridiculous” is, at best, impolitic. When Good Wives Attack: Ann Romney’s Tricky Defense of Mitt|Michelle Cottle|September 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST The intolerable acts were described as "impolitic, unjust, and cruel, as well as unconstitutional." The Colonization of North America|Herbert Eugene Bolton They also designated the expedition as unnecessary and impolitic while affairs in Scotland remained in such a critical position. Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9)|Anonymous So grossly unjust was Paterson's scheme; and yet it was less unjust than impolitic. The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay The attack was impolitic: Damascus was the one ally which could help the Franks to stem the advance of Nureddin. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7|Various In fact, she began a sort of retraction, a hurried little soothing away of her impolitic and fairly conclusive remarks. V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison
British Dictionary definitions for impolitic
adjectivenot politic or expedient; unwise Derived forms of impoliticimpoliticly, adverbimpoliticness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impoliticbrash, ill-advised, imprudent, inadvisable, inconsiderate, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, maladroit, misguided, rash, stupid, tactless, untimely, undiplomatic, ill-judged |