undiplomatic

adjective

un·​dip·​lo·​mat·​ic ˌən-ˌdi-plə-ˈma-tik How to pronounce undiplomatic (audio)
: not diplomatic
especially : tactless
undiplomatically adverb

Examples of undiplomatic in a Sentence

the reporter's undiplomatic references to the state's overweight governor
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Those seven words about the sordid reality TV franchise were really all Bill Maher had to say tonight on HBO’s Real Time of the Oval Office shouting match Friday after showing footage of the very undiplomatic exchange. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 Feb. 2025 What alarms European officials is not just their exclusion from these talks, but also the undiplomatic way the United States has deprioritized European security. Dominique Soguel, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Feb. 2025 So why would someone well versed in Trumpian tactics and the nuance of Middle East diplomacy give such an undiplomatic assessment? Nic Robertson, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025 His undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have left world leaders scrambling to respond. Scott Neuman, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undiplomatic

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of undiplomatic was circa 1828

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“Undiplomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undiplomatic. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.

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