unpolitic

Example Sentences

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But in the U. S. motor industry it is considered unpolitic for a manufacturer to say that he will do this or that.

From Time Magazine Archive

In Iowa such unpolitic conduct sometimes does not matter.

From Time Magazine Archive

As soon as I can get at the facts I will undertake his rehabilitation myself, if I can find an unpolitic publisher.

From The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg and Other Stories by Twain, Mark

But the petitions of the Americans produced no alterations in their favor, and the conduct of the Administration was equally unpolitic and illiberal.

From American Prisoners of the Revolution by Dandridge, Danske

To leave the friendly overtures of the French Republic without any answer would not only be insulting but highly unpolitic, since the Executive might be accused "of neglecting the interests of the United States."

From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert