Polite(v.) Smooth; polished.
Polite(v.) Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred; courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.
Polite(v.) Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish; as, polite literature.
Polite(v. t.) To polish; to refine; to render polite.
Politely(adv.) In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy.
Politely(adv.) In a polite manner; with politeness.
Politeness(n.) High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance.
Politeness(n.) The quality or state of being polite; refinement of manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance; obliging attentions.
Politic(a.) Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government; political; as, the body politic. See under Body.
Politic(a.) Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty.
Politic(a.) Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense, wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful; unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons.
Politic(n.) A politician.
Political(a.) Having, or conforming to, a settled system of administration.
Political(a.) Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics; relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a political writer.
Political(a.) Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state; as, his political relations were with the Whigs.
Political(a.) Politic; wise; also, artful.
Politicalism(n.) Zeal or party spirit in politics.
Politically(adv.) In a political manner.
Politically(adv.) Politicly; artfully.
Politicly(adv.) In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully.
Politics(n.) The science of government; that part of ethics which has to do with the regulation and government of a nation or state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of its strength and resources, and the protection of its citizens in their rights, with the preservation and improvement of their morals.
Politics(n.) The management of a political party; the conduct and contests of parties with reference to political measures or the administration of public affairs; the advancement of candidates to office; in a bad sense, artful or dishonest management to secure the success of political candidates or parties; political trickery.
Politize(v. i.) To play the politician; to dispute as politicians do.
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