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US
/ˌɪmpɔˈɫɪˌtɪk/
]
[ UK /ɪmpəlˈɪtɪk/ ]
[ UK /ɪmpəlˈɪtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
not politic
an impolitic approach to a sensitive issue
How To Use impolitic In A Sentence
- A better analogy (though still an impolitic one) would have been traffic fatalities.
- Then he did something audacious, if not outright impolitic.
- Though widely acknowledged as a dazzling strategist, his impolitic, in-your-face bravado clashed with the staid Air Force culture.
- Once again, via "impolitical," the very thing we've been chatting about here: Archive 2008-04-01
- It would have been impolitic to refuse his offer.
- There are tens of thousands of e-mails in that trove, a lot of people speaking unguardedly, unwisely and impolitically. You shall know them by their work
- Confidence in regards to what, the Duke wanted to ask, but decided it would be impolitic.
- China's leaders must also have considered the possibility that their current entente with Russia may not last forever, although they may find it impolitic to say so.
- It might be impolitic to refuse his offer.
- He says what he thinks and does what he thinks will work; his plain and sometimes impolitic speaking does him good with voters.