impolitic

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impolitic

  • /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/ UK

adjective more impolitic · most impolitic · impolitick

  1. Not in accordance with good policy. On at least one such occasion, in L.N.E.R. days, I discovered later that what I had written was precisely what the authorities wanted to be said, though it would have been highly impolitic for my chief to have given me this information rather than the formal reproof that I received!

    Similar: unwise, inexpedient, unadvisable

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adj not in accordance with good policy

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@misc{impolitic_2026,
  title = {impolitic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impolitic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}