politic

adj.

1. Using or marked by prudence, expedience, and shrewdness; artful.
2. Using, displaying, or proceeding from policy; judicious: a politic decision.
3. Crafty; cunning.

[Middle English politik, from Old French politique, from Latin polīticus, political, from Greek polītikos, from polītēs, citizen, from polis, city.]

politicly pol'i·tic·ly adv.

adjective

Showing sensitivity and skill in dealing with others: delicate, diplomatic, discreet, sensitive, tactful. See ability/inability.

adj

Definition: wise, tactful
Antonyms: impolitic, inadvisable, indiscreet, injudicious, tactless, unwise

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
  Antonym: impolitic (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
  Synonyms: smooth, suave

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - klog, diplomatisk, snedig
v. intr. - politisere

Nederlands (Dutch)
gewiekst, op politieke manier

Français (French)
adj. - avisé de, astucieux, judicieux
v. intr. - parler politique, s'engager dans la politique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - politisch, klug, taktvoll, diplomatisch
v. - sich diplomatisch verhalten

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νουνεχής, συνετός, πολιτικός

Italiano (Italian)
politico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - político, diplomático

Русский (Russian)
политический, благоразумный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - diplomático, prudente, astuto, sagaz, ingenioso
v. intr. - ingeniarse

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - (stats)klok, försiktig, diplomatisk, välbetänkt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
精明的, 慎重的, 圆滑的, 进行竞选活动, 拉选票

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 精明的, 慎重的, 圓滑的
v. intr. - 進行競選活動, 拉選票

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 정치의, 사려 깊은, 시기에 적합한
v. intr. - 정치행동에 구속되다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 賢明な, 抜け目のない, 政策的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سياسي, ماكر, داهيه, عاقل, لبق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של גוף מדיני, (אביזר) מתוחכם, של מדיניות, (אדם) מתורבת ומעודן, שקול‬
v. intr. - ‮עסק בפוליטיקה‬

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