politicly

English

Alternative forms

• politickly (obsolete)
• politiquely (obsolete)

Etymology

From politic +‎ -ly.

Adverb

politicly (comparative more politicly, superlative most politicly)

1. (archaic) In a politic (shrewd) manner

   Synonyms: sagaciously, shrewdly, artfully

   • 1731, Jonathan Swift, letter to ???:

     I must be ignorant indeed not to know, that the Duchess, ever since you met, hath been most politicly employed in increasing those forces, and sharpening those arms with which she subdued you at first […]

2. Misspelling of politically.

References

• “politicly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• lipolytic