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# politic

adjective (old use)

«politic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Wise and careful in what one does, so as to get on well and avoid trouble. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politic/#m1)
2. Clever in a sly way, sometimes a little unfair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politic/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politic/#x1)
- 'Oh!' said Little Klaus, 'that was just so politic of me.' [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politic/#x2)
- It was politic to say nothing until the king had spoken. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politic/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «politic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/politic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«politic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/politic.html) on Mova free.