From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishimpoliticim‧pol‧i‧tic /ɪmˈpɒlətɪk $ -ˈpɑː-/ adjective formal RISKbehaving in a way that is not careful and that could make people think you are not sensible SYN unwise It was considered impolitic of him to spend too much time with the party radicals.
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impolitic• That extreme, impolitic candor was one of the characteristics that made Rice a perfect rebel and a considerably less perfect leader.• an impolitic remark about people "deserving" AIDS