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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His approach, however, is rhetorically more blunt and undiplomatic compared to most of his predecessors. Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025 This strength of feeling explains why trans-Atlantic relations were splintering before Friday’s undiplomatic scenes. Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025 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 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 31 Mar. 2025.

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