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impolitic

adj
/ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/UK

Etymology

From im- + politic.

  1. derived from πολιτικός
  2. derived from politicus
  3. borrowed from politique
  4. formed as impolitic — “in- + politic”

Definitions

  1. Not in accordance with good policy.

    • 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 […].
    • And thereafter it became impolitic to say anything critical about the Harris sprint.

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