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Using or marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others.
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- Using or marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others.
- Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
- Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
Based on or offering what is of use or advantage rather than what is right or just; guided by self-interest; politic
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- Based on or offering what is of use or advantage rather than what is right or just; guided by self-interest; politic
- Useful for effecting a desired result; suited to the circumstances or the occasion; advantageous; convenient
- Convenient but based on a concern for self-interest rather than principle:
Polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined
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- Polite and courteous in a smooth, polished way; refined
- Polite, refined, and often elegant in manner.
Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful
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- Having, applying, or showing sound judgment; wise and careful
Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
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- Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
- Artful, cunning, wily, etc. in one's dealings with others
- Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
Easily perceived or noticed; marked; striking; appreciable
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- Easily perceived or noticed; marked; striking; appreciable
- Having appreciation or understanding; emotionally or intellectually aware
- Acting with or exhibiting good judgment; reasonable:
(Obs.) Having a keen sense of smell
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- (Obs.) Having a keen sense of smell
- Having or showing keen perception or discernment and sound judgment, foresight, etc.
Courteous and elegant; gracious and sophisticated.
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- Courteous and elegant; gracious and sophisticated.
- Smoothly gracious or polite; polished; blandly ingratiating; urbane
Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially:
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- Characterized by a moderate, unperturbed, or tranquil quality, especially:
- Having little or no distinctive flavor:
- Exhibiting no personal worry, embarrassment, or concern:
discreet
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judicious
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suave
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Having or showing a sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered offensive or improper
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- Having or showing a sensitive or, sometimes, finicky distaste for what is considered offensive or improper
- Easily broken or damaged:
- Marked by sensitivity of discrimination:
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- Exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments.
- Describing a publication of a text which follows a single basic manuscript, but with variants in other manuscripts noted in the critical apparatus
- Using or marked by tact and sensitivity in dealing with others.
Careful about what one says or does; prudent; esp., keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary
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- Careful about what one says or does; prudent; esp., keeping silent or preserving confidences when necessary
- Possessed of, exercising, or showing prudence and self-restraint in speech and behavior; circumspect:
- Made, done, or situated so as to attract little notice:
Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
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- Responsive to external conditions or stimulation; having sensation:
- Fluctuating or tending to fluctuate, especially in price:
- Easily irritated:
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Find another word for politic. In this page you can discover 19 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for politic, like: diplomatic, expedient, urbane, judicious, shrewd, crafty, sensible, sagacious, suave, bland and discreet.
