— politicly , adv.
/pol"i tik/ , adj.
1. shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
2. contrived in a shrewd and practical way; expedient: a politic reply.
3. political: the body politic.
[ 1375-1425; late ME politik politique politicus politikós civic, equiv. to polít ( es ) citizen (see POLITY) + -ikos -IC ]
Syn. 1. astute, ingenius; wary, discreet. See diplomatic .
Ant. 1. imprudent; indiscreet, tactless.