Word Meanings - POLITICLY - Book Publishers vocabulary database

In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. Pope.

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• POLITICLY
  In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. Pope.
• POLITICALLY
  1. In a political manner. 2. Politicly; artfully. Knolles.
• MANNERIST
  One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under Mannerism.
• MANNERISM
  Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, carried to excess, especially in literature or art. Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural
• POLITICASTER
  A petty politician; a pretender in politics. Milton.
• POLITICIAN
  1. One versed or experienced in the science of government; one devoted to politics; a statesman. While empiric politicians use deceit. Dryden. 2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public office, or to the success of a political party;
• ARTFULLY
  In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully; dexterously; craftily.
• MANNERLINESS
  The quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance. Sir M. Hale.
• POLITICALISM
  Zeal or party spirit in politics.
• MANNERED
  1. Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and conducting one's self. Give her princely training, that she may be Mannered as she is born. Shak. 2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some characteristic peculiarity. His style
• 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;
• MANNER
  manual, skillful, handy, fr. LL. manarius, for L. manuarius 1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner
• POLITICIST
  A political writer.
• POLITICS
  1. The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or
• POLITICAL
  1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration. "A political government." Evelyn. 2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer. "The political state
• MANNERCHOR
  A German men's chorus or singing club.
• MANNERLY
  Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant. What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. Shak.
• METROPOLITICAL
  Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair. Bp. Hall.
• UNMANNERLY
  Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv.
• IMPOLITICNESS
  The quality of being impolitic.
• IMPOLITICAL
  Impolitic. -- Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly, adv. Bacon.
• IMPOLITICLY
  In an impolitic manner.
• COSMOPOLITICAL
  Having the character of a cosmopolite. Hackluyt.
• OVERMANNER
  In an excessive manner; excessively. Wiclif.
• IMPOLITIC
  Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler, law, or measure. The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal taxation. Burke. Syn. -- Indiscreet; inexpedient;
• ILL-MANNERED
  Impolite; rude.
• WELL-MANNERED
  Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. Dryden.