politic

«politic» in Mova's school dictionary: Wise and careful in what one does, so as to get on well… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (old use)

meaning for a pupil

1) Wise and careful in what one does, so as to get on well and avoid trouble. tree →

2) Clever in a sly way, sometimes a little unfair. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales, a clever person or race chooses words and deeds with care

examples

• They were a very politic race. tree →
• 'Oh!' said Little Klaus, 'that was just so politic of me.' tree →
• It was politic to say nothing until the king had spoken. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «politic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.