Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an impolitic manner; without policy or expediency; unwisely; indiscreetly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb In an impolitic manner.
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- adverb In an
impolitic manner.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Meanwhile we'll have raised the bar still further till we're unable to challenge anyone short of Attila the Hun and Vlad the Impaler, and then only if they've spoken too impoliticly.
Paul Loeb: The Enemy of Our Enemy May Still Be the Enemy of Democracy 2008
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Though the Senate lingered in form and was humored for decades, when Caesar impoliticly combined his military commander role with his chief executive role, the Senate -- and with it the Republic -- withered away.
Archive 2004-06-01 2004
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It represented the Danish government as in the highest degree hostile, and their state of preparation as exceeding what our cabinet had supposed possible; for Denmark had profited with all activity of the leisure which had so impoliticly been given her.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Southey, Robert, 1774-1843 1993
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It was, however, utterly destitute of that show of reverence which all women are pleased to exact, even for their foibles, and, therefore, bore the aspect of favours impoliticly conferred.
Swallow Barn, or A Sojourn in the Old Dominion. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. 1832
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It represented the Danish government as in the highest degree hostile, and their state of preparation as exceeding what our cabinet had supposed possible; for Denmark had profited with all activity of the leisure which had so impoliticly been given her.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson Robert Southey 1808
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The motion miscarried, however -- impoliticly rejected, as I think.
The Journal of Sir Walter Scott From the Original Manuscript at Abbotsford Walter Scott 1801
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He could not have acted more foolishly and impoliticly.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721
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†Snow trying to distract from Laura Bush’s dropping her sweetie-pie Stepford wife mask and impoliticly attacking Michael J. Fox.
Think Progress » Laura Bush on Michael J. Fox: ‘It’s Always Easy To Manipulate People’s Feelings’ 2006
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America, however (if at all) will suffer the least of the two; and in the long run will probably be greatly benefitted by the dispute, which was very impoliticly and unnecessarily brought on.
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More outrage was added to the evolving controversy when days later Kris Gregorian, editor of satirical student publication the Koala, with a long history of insulting minority groups, impoliticly suggested on the school's TV station that members of UCSD's Black Student Union who loudly protested the party's theme were "ungrateful niggers."
EDUCATION WATCH INTERNATIONAL jonjayray 2010
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