politic meaning and definition

POLITIC adjective

Definition of politic (adjective)

1. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
   • "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"
   • antonym: impolitic
2. 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"
   • synonyms: bland, smooth, suave