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Impolitic vs Heedless - What's the difference?

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Impolitic is a related term of heedless.


As adjectives the difference between impolitic and heedless

is that impolitic is not in accordance with good policy; unwise, inexpedient; unadvisable while heedless is unaware, without noticing.

impolitic

English

Alternative forms

* impolitick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not in accordance with good policy; unwise, inexpedient; unadvisable.
  • * 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 210:
    • Even when it was impolitic to admire, let alone name, Evagrius, his descriptions of progress in the spiritual life could not be and were not ignored [...].

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    heedless

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Unaware, without noticing.
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  • *:"A fine man, that Dunwody, yonder," commented the young captain, as they parted, and as he turned to his prisoner. "We'll see him on in Washington some day.A strong man—a strong one; and a heedless ." ¶ "Of what party is he?" she inquired, as though casually.

    • Derived terms

    * heedlessness