■ adjective (of an action) seeming sensible and judicious in the circumstances.
↘(also ~k ) archaic (of a person) prudent and sagacious.
■ verb ( ~s , ~king , ~ked ) [often as noun ~king ] often derogatory engage in ~al activity.
Origin
ME: from OFr. politique '~al', via L. from Gk politikos , from politēs 'citizen', from polis 'city'.