Word Meanings - POLITIC - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. He with his people made all but one politic body. Sir P. Sidney. 2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy;

Additional info about word: POLITIC

1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. He with his people made all but one politic body. Sir P. Sidney. 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. 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. Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy. Shak. Syn. -- Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary; artful; cunning.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of POLITIC)

• Advisable
• Politic
• judicious
• expedient
• desirable
• wise
• prudent
• beneficial
• profitable
• Diplomatic
• Judicious
• knowing
• well-contrived
• clever
• astute
• politic
• discreet
• well-planned
• well-conceived
• sagacious
• well-managed

Related words: (words related to POLITIC)

• KNOWINGLY
  1. With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently; consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly offend. Strype. 2. By experience. Shak.
• DIPLOMATIC
  A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist.
• KNOWINGNESS
  The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.
• ASTUTE
  Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. Syn. -- Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty. As*tute"ly, adv. -- As*tute"ness, n.
• KNOW-NOTHING
  A member of a secret political organization in the United States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the exclusive choice of native Americans for office. Note: The
• BENEFICIAL
  Receiving, or entitled to have or receive, advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an estate. Kent. 3. King. "A beneficial foe." B. Jonson. Syn. -- See Advantage. (more info) 1. Conferring benefits; useful; profito. The war which
• PROFITABLE
  Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative; useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession. What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to the emperor.
• POLITICLY
  In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. Pope.
• KNOWING
  1. Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog. The knowing and intelligent part of the world. South. 2. Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal.
• POLITICALLY
  1. In a political manner. 2. Politicly; artfully. Knolles.
• EXPEDIENTIAL
  . Governed by expediency; seeking advantage; as an expediential policy. "Calculating, expediential understanding." Hare. -- Ex*pe`di*en"tial*ly , adv.
• JUDICIOUS
  Of or relating to a court; judicial. His last offenses to us Shall have judicious hearing. Shak. 2. Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet. He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows The
• DIPLOMATIC; DIPLOMATICAL
  1. Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body. 2. Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management. 3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. Astle.
• EXPEDIENTLY
  1. In an expedient manner; fitly; suitably; conveniently. 2. With expedition; quickly.
• KNOWABLENESS
  The state or quality of being knowable. Locke.
• JUDICIOUSLY
  In a judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely.
• DIPLOMATICALLY
  According to the rules of diplomacy; in the manner of a diplomatist; artfully.
• KNOWER
  One who knows. Shak.
• PRUDENT
  1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed to rash; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by prudence or
• KNOWLECHING
  Knowledge. Chaucer.
• PREKNOWLEDGE
  Prior knowledge.
• METROPOLITICAL
  Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair. Bp. Hall.
• FOREKNOWER
  One who foreknows.
• IMPOLITICNESS
  The quality of being impolitic.
• ACKNOWLEDGE
  1. To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God. I acknowledge my transgressions. Ps. li. 3. For ends generally acknowledged to be good. Macaulay. 2. To own
• INEXPEDIENT
  Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be inexpedient at another. If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly
• IMPOLITICAL
  Impolitic. -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly, adv. Bacon.
• IMPRUDENT
  Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet; injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper. -- Im*pru"dent*ly, adv. Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent behavior of many of the ministers and readers. Strype. Syn.
• BEKNOW
  To confess; to acknowledge. Chaucer.
• UNKNOW
  1. To cease to know; to lose the knowledge of. 2. To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of.