politic

Words with a similar base: politic

'politic'

[politic.a.01] as in: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness

Examples:
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

'politic'

[politic.s.01] as in: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication

Examples:
he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error

Origins

					politic (English)
└── πολίτης (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
    └── πόλις (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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