unpoliticaladj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnpəˈlɪtᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌənpəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and political adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, political adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + political adj. With sense 1 compare earlier impolitic adj., unpolitic adj.

†1. Not judicious or expedient; unwise, impolitic. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adjective]

unexpedientc1449

discommendable?1537

unpolitic1548

politicless1556

disagreeing1568

impolitica1600

inexpedient1608

unpractical1638

unpolitical1643

unpractic1657

uncounsellablea1674

uneligible1690

unprosperable1690

impolitical1748

unadvisable1758

ineligible1779

inadvisable1782

1643 J. Caryl Nature Sacred Covenant 22 Some have thought it unpoliticall to set a foote this Covenant.

1695 J. Sage Fund. Charter Presbytery ii. 162 This unpolitical stroke (to call it no worse) was made part of the Constitution by that Book..; yet I have no where found, that ever it was put in practice.

1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Digest 37 Feeding Farming-servants at their master's expence is unpolitical.

1792 A. Young Trav. France 564 A proof that the measures of the National Assembly have been ill-judged, ill-advised, and unpolitical.

1838 United Service Mag. Feb. 229 Such pastimes and pleasures..are by no means unpolitical, nor are they without most beneficial effects.

2. Not political; not involved in or concerned with politics; politically impartial. Also occasionally: not politically organized.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > [adjective] > not

non-political1841

unpolitical1894

1780 Reformer No. 1. 7 Truly pious, moderate, and unpolitical Dissenters (for many there are of that worthy and respectable cast).

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 233/2 Unskilled labourers..are as unpolitical as footmen.., they appear to have no political opinions whatever.

1894 Thinker 6 63 This condition of things authorizes the political nations..to answer the call of the unpolitical populations for aid.

1924 Times 24 July 14/4 The speech is..instransigent enough to be welcome to the Fascist Party, pacific enough to please the Liberals, unpolitical enough to satisfy the country.

1948 H. Arendt in Partisan Rev. July 254 Those who aspire to total domination must liquidate all spontaneity..in its most private forms, regardless of how unpolitical and harmless these may seem.

2009 P. Hitchens Broken Compass iii. 30 They base their arguments on completely unpolitical matters such as..the personality of the head of government.

Derivatives

ˌunpoˈlitically adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adverb]

unpoliticly1586

impoliticly1608

inadvisedly1648

unpolitically1673

unadvisably1702

impolitically1768

impracticably1781

unpractically1828

inexpediently1856

1673 W. Lucy Answer to Hobbs his Leviathan To Rdr. sig. A2^v Having shew'd the Reader why I writ so unpolitically of Politiques, [etc.].

1761 Ann. Reg. 1760 36/2 Ostend, which the Empress so unpolitically for herself, and so ungratefully to her former friends, had given into the hands of France.

1837 N.Y. Spectator 19 June 1/1 Politically or unpolitically, the vast influx of foreign immigrants..is undesirable.

1939 N. Herlitz Sweden 79 A party majority sometimes carries on its policy ruthlessly, but often the work is pursued in good harmony, unpolitically, and objectively.

2006 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 23 Nov. h20 An Inconvenient Truth is a film that can't be reviewed unpolitically.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpolitical
释义	unpoliticaladj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnpəˈlɪtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌənpəˈlɪdᵻk(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and political adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, political adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + political adj. With sense 1 compare earlier impolitic adj., unpolitic adj. †1. Not judicious or expedient; unwise, impolitic. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adjective] unexpedientc1449 discommendable?1537 unpolitic1548 politicless1556 disagreeing1568 impolitica1600 inexpedient1608 unpractical1638 unpolitical1643 unpractic1657 uncounsellablea1674 uneligible1690 unprosperable1690 impolitical1748 unadvisable1758 ineligible1779 inadvisable1782 1643 J. Caryl Nature Sacred Covenant 22 Some have thought it unpoliticall to set a foote this Covenant. 1695 J. Sage Fund. Charter Presbytery ii. 162 This unpolitical stroke (to call it no worse) was made part of the Constitution by that Book..; yet I have no where found, that ever it was put in practice. 1778 W. Marshall Minutes Agric. Digest 37 Feeding Farming-servants at their master's expence is unpolitical. 1792 A. Young Trav. France 564 A proof that the measures of the National Assembly have been ill-judged, ill-advised, and unpolitical. 1838 United Service Mag. Feb. 229 Such pastimes and pleasures..are by no means unpolitical, nor are they without most beneficial effects. 2. Not political; not involved in or concerned with politics; politically impartial. Also occasionally: not politically organized. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > [adjective] > not non-political1841 unpolitical1894 1780 Reformer No. 1. 7 Truly pious, moderate, and unpolitical Dissenters (for many there are of that worthy and respectable cast). 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 233/2 Unskilled labourers..are as unpolitical as footmen.., they appear to have no political opinions whatever. 1894 Thinker 6 63 This condition of things authorizes the political nations..to answer the call of the unpolitical populations for aid. 1924 Times 24 July 14/4 The speech is..instransigent enough to be welcome to the Fascist Party, pacific enough to please the Liberals, unpolitical enough to satisfy the country. 1948 H. Arendt in Partisan Rev. July 254 Those who aspire to total domination must liquidate all spontaneity..in its most private forms, regardless of how unpolitical and harmless these may seem. 2009 P. Hitchens Broken Compass iii. 30 They base their arguments on completely unpolitical matters such as..the personality of the head of government. Derivatives ˌunpoˈlitically adv. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > inexpediency > [adverb] unpoliticly1586 impoliticly1608 inadvisedly1648 unpolitically1673 unadvisably1702 impolitically1768 impracticably1781 unpractically1828 inexpediently1856 1673 W. Lucy Answer to Hobbs his Leviathan To Rdr. sig. A2^v Having shew'd the Reader why I writ so unpolitically of Politiques, [etc.]. 1761 Ann. Reg. 1760 36/2 Ostend, which the Empress so unpolitically for herself, and so ungratefully to her former friends, had given into the hands of France. 1837 N.Y. Spectator 19 June 1/1 Politically or unpolitically, the vast influx of foreign immigrants..is undesirable. 1939 N. Herlitz Sweden 79 A party majority sometimes carries on its policy ruthlessly, but often the work is pursued in good harmony, unpolitically, and objectively. 2006 Halifax (Nova Scotia) Daily News (Nexis) 23 Nov. h20 An Inconvenient Truth is a film that can't be reviewed unpolitically. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1643
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