diplomatic Definition
dip·lo·matic (dip′lə mat′ik)
adjective
- of official or original documents
- designating or of a copy or edition exactly reproducing an original document or manuscript
- of or connected with diplomacy
- tactful and adroit in dealing with people
Etymology: Fr diplomatique < ModL diplomaticus < L diploma (gen. diplomatis), diploma
diplomatic Related Forms
diplomatic Synonyms
diplomatic
modif.
Antonyms
diplomatic Usage Examples
Modifies a noun
- immunity: Together with their families, they have been granted diplomatic immunity normally reserved for high-ranking foreign envoys.
- corps: The EU could set up the " external action service " , a kind of EU diplomatic corps.
- ty: In September 1968, I proposed the restoration of diplomatic ties with China.
- mission: The following days, eighteen diplomatic missions were also damaged by NATO smart bombs.
- relation: The United States did not have diplomatic relations with either Baghdad or Tehran.
- correspondent: A Paul Adams Paul Adams became the BBC's chief diplomatic correspondent for News 24 in October 2004.
Modifying Another Word
- very: You have a very diplomatic answer about the size.
- not: This is also why it was not diplomatic intervention by the UN and the US that prevented war.
- too: Of course we were all too diplomatic to mention this again!
- also: So not only has he made military success but also diplomatic success.
- so: So diplomatic in fact that he nearly ripped Maccas legs off with a horrendously late challenge.
- even: But your language has been very delicate and perhaps even diplomatic, dare one say.
Used with adjective complement
get: I must be getting diplomatic in my middle age.
Browse dictionary entries near diplomatic
- ‹ diplomate
- ‹ diplomat
- ‹ diplomacy
- ‹ diploma mill
- ‹ diploma
- ‹ diploid
- ‹ diploe
- ‹ diplodocus
- ‹ diplococcus
- ‹ diploblastic

