politic
adjective
shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
politicly
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a word derived from
politic.
Example Sentences
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Thus have I politicly begun my reign, And 'tis my hope to end successfully.
From The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare
I should tell you first, that I do believe the King sincerely loves you, and that if you deal but politicly with his humours, there is none in whom he will place such confidence.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
As for Marius, he set a price on his life, by proclamation, neither gratefully nor politicly, if we consider into whose house, not long before he put himself at mercy, and was safely dismissed.
From Plutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and Romans by Arthur Hugh Clough
To please the Protestants he inserted a clause, that the statute was politicly meant for the increase of fishermen and mariners, not for any superstition in the choice of meats; but it was no use.
From English Seamen in the Sixteenth Century Lectures Delivered at Oxford Easter Terms 1893-4 by James Anthony Froude
He must have felt the possibility of such a state of things; and, as a matter of course, politicly provided himself with some place of refuge.
From Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood by Thomas Preskett Prest
