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Wordnet 3.0

ADJECTIVE (2)

1. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness;
- Example: "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"
- Example: "a politic decision"
- Example: "a politic manager"
- Example: "a politic old scoundrel"
- Example: "a shrewd and politic reply"

2. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication;
- Example: "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
- Example: "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
[syn: politic, smooth, suave, bland]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Politic \Pol`i*tic\, n.
   A politician. [Archaic] --Bacon.
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         Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark? he borrows a
         lantern;
         Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the
         stars.                                   --Lowell.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Politic \Pol"i*tic\, a. [L. politicus political, Gr. ? belonging
   to the citizens or to the state, fr.? citizen: cf. F.
   politique. See Police, and cf. ePolitical.]
   1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government;
      political; as, the body politic. See under Body.
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            He with his people made all but one politic body.
                                                  --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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   2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a
      national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether
      right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty.
      "Enrich'd with politic grave counsel." --Shak.
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   3. Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and
      advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or
      system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense,
      wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful;
      unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons.
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            Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy.
                                                  --Shak.
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   Syn: Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary;
        artful; cunning.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

politic
    adj 1: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness;
           "it is neither polite nor politic to get into other
           people's quarrels"; "a politic decision"; "a politic
           manager"; "a politic old scoundrel"; "a shrewd and
           politic reply" [ant: impolitic]
    2: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of
       sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so
       important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer
       with a smooth apology for the error" [syn: politic,
       smooth, suave, bland]