impolitic

American  

[im-pol-i-tik] / ɪmˈpɒl ɪ tɪk /

adjective

1. not politic, expedient, or judicious.

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impolitic British  

/ ɪmˈpɒlɪtɪk /

adjective

1. not politic or expedient; unwise

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Other Word Forms

• impoliticly adverb
• impoliticness noun

Etymology

Origin of impolitic

First recorded in 1590–1600; im- ² + politic

Example Sentences

This wild and impolitic work startled civilized Parisian salons with what sounded like sheer ugliness.

From Los Angeles Times

The tears and panic over these two impolitic remarks never seem to end.

From Salon

Neither a polished nor eloquent public speaker, Mr. Riordan was well known for his impolitic wisecracking.

From New York Times

Even in the brusque world of old-school record executives, Mr. Stein could be startlingly impolitic.

From New York Times

“I’m compulsively impolitic and tactless. … I can’t write about people, which is why I write about inanimate objects,” he told Interview magazine in 2014.

From Washington Post