Diplomatic
[dɪplə'mætɪk] or [,dɪplə'mætɪk]
Definition
(adj.) using or marked by tact in dealing with sensitive matters or people; 'the hostess averted a confrontation with a diplomatic chenage of subject' .
(adj.) relating to or characteristic of diplomacy; 'diplomatic immunity' .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Diplomatical
(n.) A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist.
(n.) The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient writings, and determining their age, authenticity, etc.; paleography.
Typist: Nelda
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Judicious, knowing, wise, prudent, well-contrived, clever, astute, politic,discreet, well-planned, well-conceived, sagacious, well-managed
ANT:Injudicious, bungling, stultifying, ill-managed, undiplomatic
Typist: Robbie
Examples
- Justinian, on receiving this diplomatic answer, ran his fingers thoughtfully through his silver beard, and pondered as to what answer to give. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- If I were dealing with you, or with Maurice, I might not stoop to diplomatic lies; but as to that serpent of an Andros—pah! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- We also have our diplomatic secrets, said he and, picking up his hat, he turned to the door. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- I entirely sympathise with the requeSt. I also regret that diplomatic reserve forbids me to comply with it. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- I don't know what I should have done if I had been in the diplomatic line--right, perhaps! Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- And he delivered this statement with as much careful precision as if he had been a diplomatic envoy whose words would be attended with results. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- They found an inconvenient resistance to the taxation that was necessary if their diplomatic aggressions and alliances were to continue. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- At a grand diplomatic dinner given by his chief, he had started up and declared that a pate de foie gras was poisoned. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- No allowance is made for accidents where diplomatic interests are at stake. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- But he set about acting on his views in a thoroughly diplomatic manner, by stimulating suspicion. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He had been in the diplomatic service of both Austria and Italy and his birthday parties were the great social event of Milan. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Typist: Robbie