undiplomatic
adjective
un·dip·lo·mat·ic
ˌən-ˌdi-plə-ˈma-tik 
: not diplomatic
especially
: tactless
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the reporter's undiplomatic references to the state's overweight governor
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Aziz Taher/Reuters Indeed, Mr. Biden’s exasperation with Mr. Netanyahu exploded in a recent phone call between the two, when the president reportedly shouted at the Israeli prime minister and told him in heated undiplomatic terms to stop misleading him.
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Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
Defense experts told Newsweek that the sentiment behind Trump's rhetoric, though perhaps undiplomatic, can be viewed as a continuation of previous administrations' stances.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
His language was undiplomatic and risked emboldening Russia, which by that point had already invaded both Georgia and Ukraine.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
Pashinyan also took a number of diplomatic—or, rather, undiplomatic—steps that galled Russia.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
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Howard Lafranchi, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Aug. 2024
Defense experts told Newsweek that the sentiment behind Trump's rhetoric, though perhaps undiplomatic, can be viewed as a continuation of previous administrations' stances.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
His language was undiplomatic and risked emboldening Russia, which by that point had already invaded both Georgia and Ukraine.
—The Editors, National Review, 13 Feb. 2024
Pashinyan also took a number of diplomatic—or, rather, undiplomatic—steps that galled Russia.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2023
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“Undiplomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undiplomatic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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