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impolitic

[ im-pol-i-tik ]

/ ɪmˈpɒl ɪ tɪk /

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adjective

not politic, expedient, or judicious.

Origin of impolitic

First recorded in 1590–1600; im-² + politic

OTHER WORDS FROM impolitic

im·pol·i·tic·ly, adverb im·pol·i·tic·ness, noun

Words nearby impolitic

impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia, imponderable, impone, imponent, import

Example sentences from the Web for impolitic

I've argued that term is inartful, impolitic and also, as Pletka points out, imprecise because of Christian pro-Israel sentiment.

Danielle Pletka's Bogus Charge Sheet Against Chuck Hagel |Ali Gharib |January 11, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
From Netanyahu's right, Israeli politicians delivered some impolitic straight-shooting.

Obama and Bibi's Rocky Road Ahead |Ali Gharib |November 7, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
There was a rawness and impolitic honesty to his shows, many of which could make your heart weep.

Louis Vuitton, Chanel, McQueen Cap Paris Spring 2013 Fashion Week Shows |Robin Givhan |October 3, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Yes, branding roughly half the nation as lazy, entitled parasites is impolitic.

Undecided Voters Are a Menace |Michelle Cottle |September 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

For Ann to dismiss such thinking as “ridiculous” is, at best, impolitic.

When Good Wives Attack: Ann Romney’s Tricky Defense of Mitt |Michelle Cottle |September 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The intolerable acts were described as "impolitic, unjust, and cruel, as well as unconstitutional."

The Colonization of North America |Herbert Eugene Bolton
They also designated the expedition as unnecessary and impolitic while affairs in Scotland remained in such a critical position.

Cassell's History of England, Vol. I (of 9) |Anonymous
So grossly unjust was Paterson's scheme; and yet it was less unjust than impolitic.

The History of England from the Accession of James II. |Thomas Babington Macaulay
The attack was impolitic: Damascus was the one ally which could help the Franks to stem the advance of Nureddin.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 |Various
In fact, she began a sort of retraction, a hurried little soothing away of her impolitic and fairly conclusive remarks.

V. V.'s Eyes |Henry Sydnor Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for impolitic

impolitic

/ (ɪmˈpɒlɪtɪk) /

adjective

not politic or expedient; unwise

Derived forms of impolitic

impoliticly, adverb impoliticness, noun