unpolitic

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."

In Iowa such unpolitic conduct sometimes does not matter.

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

I could hardly refuse; it would have been churlish—unpolitic.

The title is very unpolitic . . . 'churls'!