impolitic
/ˌɪmpɔːˈlɪˌtɪk/im-paw-LIH-tik
/ˌɪmpɔˈlɪˌtɪk/im-paw-LIH-tik
Meaningnot wise in civic affairs
Common meaning: unwise in the circumstances
- imin, into
- polita city, a citizen communityLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1240 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
‘in, into’ + ‘a city, a citizen community’ → impolitic
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek πόλις ‘a city, a citizen community’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry πόλις, p. 1240 · dictionary scan
Roots
- πόλις Greek “a city, a citizen community”
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