Dictionary Entry
politic
politic is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
7 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body.
- 2adjective
Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty.
- 3adjective
Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons.
- 4noun
A politician.
- 5adjective
smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
"he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"
"the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"
- 6adjective
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
"it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels"
"a politic decision"
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