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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (1)

1. not politic;
- Example: "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue"



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

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

   Syn: Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

impolitic
    adj 1: not politic; "an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue"
           [ant: politic]