impolitic

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From im- +‎ politic.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/

Adjective

impolitic (comparative more impolitic, superlative most impolitic)

  1. not in accordance with good policy
    Synonyms: unwise, inexpedient, unadvisable
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 210:
      Even when it was impolitic to admire, let alone name, Evagrius, his descriptions of progress in the spiritual life could not be and were not ignored [...].

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References
  • impolitic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • impolitic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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