Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

impolitic

/ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: im-politic
IPA: /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not in accordance with good policy.

Example Sentences

"On at least one such occasion, in L.N.E.R. days, I discovered later that what I had written was precisely what the authorities wanted to be said, though it would have been highly impolitic for my chief to have given me this information rather than the formal reproof that I received!"
"Even when it was impolitic to admire, let alone name, Evagrius, his descriptions of progress in the spiritual life could not be and were not ignored […]."
"And thereafter it became impolitic to say anything critical about the Harris sprint."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English politic English impolitic From im- + politic.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/

Inflected Forms

more impolitic (comparative) most impolitic (superlative) impolitick (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

impolitically impoliticness

Synonyms

unwise inexpedient unadvisable

Questions

How do you pronounce impolitic?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪmˈpɒ.lɪ.tɪk/.
What does impolitic mean?: Not in accordance with good policy.
Where does impolitic come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English im- English politic English impolitic From im- + politic.

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