word | politic |
---|---|
definition | (1) Cleverly tactful. (2) Wise in promoting a plan or plan of action. |
eg_sentence | Anger is rarely a politic way to seek agreement, since it usually comes across as rude and self-righteous. |
explanation | Politic behavior in class always requires a respectful attitude toward your teacher. It's never politic to ask for a raise when your boss is in a terrible mood. And once teenagers learn to drive, they quickly learn the politic way to ask for the car—that is, whatever gets the keys without upsetting the parents. As you can see, politic can be used for many situations that have nothing to do with public politics |
IPA | ˈpɑləˌtɪk |
Tags: mwvb::unit:26, mwvb::unit:26:word, mwvb::word, mwvb::word-cloze, mwvb::word-reverse, obsidian_to_anki
Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.
Next card: Politicized political sexual harassment issue politicize give tone
Previous card: Polis/polit greek word city ancient city-states athens thebes
Up to card list: Merriam-Webster Vocabulary Builder LITE (English)