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im⋅pol⋅i⋅tic

  [im-pol-i-tik]
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–adjective
not politic, expedient, or judicious.
Origin:
1590–1600; im- 2 + politic

Related forms:
im⋅pol⋅i⋅tic⋅ly, adverb
im⋅pol⋅i⋅tic⋅ness, noun
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im·pol·i·tic   (ĭm-pŏl'ĭ-tĭk)   
adj.  Not wise or expedient; not politic: an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue.
im·pol'i·tic·ly adv.
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Impolitic

Im*pol"i*tic\, a. [Pref. im- not + politic; cf. F. impolitique.] Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure.

The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation. --Burke.

Syn: Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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