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PRONUNCIATION OF IMPOLITIC

impolitic  [ɪmˈpɒlɪtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IMPOLITIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Impolitic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES IMPOLITIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of impolitic in the English dictionary

The definition of impolitic in the dictionary is not politic or expedient; unwise.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IMPOLITIC


analytic
ˌænəˈlɪtɪk
autocatalytic
ˌɔːtəʊˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
catalytic
ˌkætəˈlɪtɪk
cosmopolitic
ˌkɒzməˈpɒlɪtɪk
cytolytic
ˌsaɪtəˈlɪtɪk
electrolytic
ɪˌlɛktrəʊˈlɪtɪk
fibrinolytic
ˌfaɪbrɪnəʊˈlɪtɪk
glycolytic
ˌɡlaɪkəʊˈlɪtɪk
hemolytic
ˌhiːməʊˈlɪtɪk
hydrolytic
ˌhaɪdrəˈlɪtɪk
lytic
ˈlɪtɪk
outpolitick
ˌaʊtˈpɒlɪtɪk
pearlitic
pɜːˈlɪtɪk
politic
ˈpɒlɪtɪk
politick
ˈpɒlɪtɪk
proteolytic
ˌprəʊtɪəˈlɪtɪk
psychoanalytic
ˌsaɪkəʊænəˈlɪtɪk
pyrolytic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈlɪtɪk
thrombolytic
ˌθrɒmbəˈlɪtɪk
unpolitic
ʌnˈpɒlɪtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IMPOLITIC

impolder
impolicies
impolicy
impolite
impolitely
impoliteness
impoliticly
impoliticness
imponderabilia
imponderability
imponderable
imponderableness
imponderably
impone
imponent
imporous
import
import ban
import duty
import levy

WORDS THAT END LIKE IMPOLITIC

aerolitic
body politic
chrysolitic
clitic
critic
encephalitic
enclitic
Glagolitic
marlitic
oolitic
ophiolitic
pelitic
rhyolitic
spherulitic
staurolitic
stromatolitic
syphilitic
the body politic
theodolitic
zeolitic
zoolitic

Synonyms and antonyms of impolitic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IMPOLITIC»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «impolitic» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of impolitic

Translation of «impolitic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IMPOLITIC

Find out the translation of impolitic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of impolitic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «impolitic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

失策
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

impolítico
570 millions of speakers

English

impolitic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अभद्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متهورا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

неполитично
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imprudente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবিজ্ঞ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

impolitique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Impolitik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unklug
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

思慮の足りない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

impolitic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Impolitik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thất sách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விவேகம் இல்லாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अदिलिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

politik olmayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

impolitico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

impolitic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

неполітично
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lipsit de tact
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασύμφορος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tactloos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

impolitic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

impolitic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of impolitic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOLITIC»

The term «impolitic» is regularly used and occupies the 90.281 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IMPOLITIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «impolitic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «impolitic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about impolitic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IMPOLITIC»

Discover the use of impolitic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to impolitic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Arresting Images: Impolitic Art and Uncivil Actions
Arresting Images examines the battles which erupt when artists address such controversial issues as racial polarization, AIDS, gay-bashing and sexual inequality in their work.
Steven C. Dubin, 1994
2
The Body Impolitic: Artisans and Artifice in the Global ...
The Body Impolitic is a critical study of tradition, not merely as an ornament of local and national heritage, but also as a millstone around the necks of those who are condemned to produce it.
Michael Herzfeld, 2004
3
A Bare and Impolitic Right: Internment and ...
In A Bare and Impolitic Right Bohdan Kordan and Craig Mahovsky examine the internment of Ukrainian Canadians during the Great War and explore the political, philosophical, and ethical dimensions of redress.
Bohdan S. Kordan, Craig Mahovsky, 2004
4
Impolitic Bodies : Poetry, Saints, and Society in ...
Delany examines the work of English Augustinian friar Osbern Bokenham, a figure never before written on at any length, and fully explores the relations between history and literature in a particularly turbulent period in English history, a ...
Sheila Delany Professor of English Simon Fraser University, 1998
5
The Ben Hecht show: impolitic observations from the freest ...
The Ben Hecht Show was born. For 22 weeks, Ben Hecht held forth on a variety of subjects, enraging some, engaging many. Here is a sample of Hechts stories and essays from his short-lived television show.
Ben Hecht, Bret Primack, 1993
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The American Whig Review
It may be impolitic, as creating formidable dangers for the Commonwealth ; enemies, plotters for disunion, conspirators, upon whom the law has no grasp, and against which the nation cannot defend itself. Such a measure, it seems to us , ...
‎1850
7
The "fugitive Slave Law" of the United States: Shown to be ...
CHAPTER II. THE IMPOLITIC NATURE OF THE " FUGITIVE SLAVE LAW." By its being an impolitic law, we mean one not calculated to meet the end of its framers. This end was the settlement of the slavery question, the satisfying of the South.
Charles Stearns (Abolitionist.), 1851
8
Tithes Antichristian and Impolitic Briefly Asserted by ...
Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection reveals the ...
Thomas Clark, 2010
9
A Companion to Rainer Werner Fassbinder
25. Impossible,. Impolitic. Ali: Fear. Eats. the. Soul. and. Fassbinder's. Asynchronous. Bodies. Elena. Gorfinkel. Human beings can't be alone, but they can't be together either (Rainer Werner Fassbinder)1 Fassbinder made “ impossibility” a ...
Brigitte Peucker, 2012
10
The Kali Pact: An Impolitic Tale of a Kashmir Idyll and a ...
Here, he rediscovers Margitte, whose opiate addiction tragically ended their Cold War idyll, a history traced in The Phoenix Cage, Book 2 of The Faust Legacy.
G. W. Stephen Brodsky, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IMPOLITIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term impolitic is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Does America finally have a Black President? | North Dallas Gazette
He's challenged America to go deeper in its support of equality than retiring symbols of slavery (such as the Confederate flag) and impolitic ... «Northdallasgazette, Jul 15»
2
Donald Trump Mucks Around in the Scrum and Fights
While Mr. Trump's message is often impolitic, it is a message that needs to be analyzed and understood; we should not concentrate on his ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
3
The black president some worried about has arrived - The …
He's challenged America to go deeper in its support of equality than retiring symbols of slavery (such as the Confederate flag) and impolitic ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
4
Donald Trump: Middle finger of the Republican base
What is that? Someone who doesn't sound or, frankly, look like other politicians. Trump's willingness to say impolitic things (Mexican/rapists etc.) ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
5
The Virtue of Defiance by Dan Sanchez -- Antiwar.com
“Even though it might sound harsh and impolitic, here is the bottom line: if you don't want to get shot, tased, pepper-sprayed, struck with a baton ... «Antiwar.com, Jul 15»
6
Memo To President Buhari: Why Media Perception Matters By Dayo …
There are some moves that no matter how sincerity-driven they are, are impolitic. We are not asking the president to be “politically correct” at ... «SaharaReporters.com, Jul 15»
7
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Maybe he's impolitic but he's better than some guy who filters everything he says through a screen of political calculation… Mr. Trump is not a ... «Hot Air, Jul 15»
8
How Nike made US red, white & blue disappear at World Cup
WWE extravaganzas, but ESPN dumping Trump's golf event as per his intemperate, impolitic remarks about Mexican illegals again shows the ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
9
Washington Post Hiring Dave Weigel Highlights Renewed …
Weigel's first stint ended in 2010 after only three months, when emails he sent to now-defunct listserv JournoList, in which he made impolitic ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
10
Kushner's 'The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide' Finds a Niche at the …
... who just a few years ago would not have been welcome on the Shaw Festival stage — and not because of his impolitic statements. Continue ... «New York Times, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Impolitic [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/impolitic>. Apr 2024 ».
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