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Impolitic vs Unprofitable - What's the difference?

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Impolitic is a related term of unprofitable.


As adjectives the difference between impolitic and unprofitable

is that impolitic is not in accordance with good policy; unwise, inexpedient; unadvisable while unprofitable is not making a profit.

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 [...].

    References

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    unprofitable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not making a profit.
    • Being a professional poet is a nice job, albeit unprofitable .

    Antonyms

    * profitable