1. 明智的；策略的
If it seems politic to do a particular thing, that seems to be the most sensible thing to do in the circumstances.
1. smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
e.g. he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage
the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
2. marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
e.g. it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels
a politic decision
a politic manager
a politic old scoundrel
a shrewd and politic reply