What is the meaning of politic?

adjective

  • Marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness.
    • usage: "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"
  • Smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication.
    • usage: "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
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