Politic vs Deceptive - What's the difference?
politic | deceptive | Related terms |
(archaic) Of or relating to polity, or civil government; political.
* (rfdate) Sir (Philip Sidney)
(archaic) Relating to, or promoting, a policy, especially a national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether right or wrong; said of things.
* (rfdate) Shakespeare
(archaic) 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
* (rfdate) Shakespeare
, prudent and expedient.
and diplomatic.
, crafty or cunning.
(archaic) A politician.
* Lowell
misleading, likely or attempting to deceive
* Trench
Politic is a related term of deceptive.
As adjectives the difference between politic and deceptive
is that politic is political while deceptive is .politic
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Alternative forms
* politick (obsolete)Adjective
(en adjective)- the body politic
- He with his people made all but one politic body.
- a politic treaty
- enrich'd with politic grave counsel
- Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy.
Antonyms
* impoliticNoun
(en noun)- (Francis Bacon)
- Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark? he borrows a lantern; / Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the stars.
deceptive
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Adjective
(en adjective)- deceptive advertising
- deceptive practices
- language altogether deceptive , and hiding the deeper reality from our eyes