impolicy

/ (ɪmˈpɒlɪsɪ) /

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noun plural -cies

the act or an instance of being unjudicious or impolitic

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Words nearby impolicy

implosion therapy, implosive, impluvium, imply, impolder, impolicy, impolite, impolitic, imponderabilia, imponderable, impone

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How to use impolicy in a sentence

He had in vain wished to convince those people of the wickedness and impolicy of their proceedings.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Besides the impolicy of exposing the tricks of your trade, all this is very spiteful indeed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various
The viceroy, Sir Gilbert Elliott, deeply felt the impolicy and ignominy of this evacuation.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson|Robert Southey
On more mature reflection, General Howe was convinced of the impolicy of attempting to dislodge the Americans.
Great Events in the History of North and South America|Charles A. Goodrich

It would have been the height of impolicy to shock these fanatical Musselmans in their ideas.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry