impolitic

Example Sentences

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Neither a polished nor eloquent public speaker, Mr. Riordan was well known for his impolitic wisecracking.

From New York Times

Even in the brusque world of old-school record executives, Mr. Stein could be startlingly impolitic.

From New York Times

These factors led Democrats to leap into the race to replace her before she announced her intentions — a move that would previously have been considered impolitic.

From Los Angeles Times

“I’m compulsively impolitic and tactless. … I can’t write about people, which is why I write about inanimate objects,” he told Interview magazine in 2014.

From Washington Post

Generally, everyone in my workplace are all weirdos and impolitic, and also great friends, but I need a little extra help with politeness in this case.

From Washington Post