Wise; prudent and sagacious in devising and pursuing measures adapted to promote the public welfare; applied to persons; as a politic prince.

Well devised and adapted to the public prosperity; applied to things. This land was famously enriched . With politic grave counsel.

Ingenious in devising and pursuing any scheme of personal or national aggrandizement, without regard to the morality of the measure; cunning; artful; sagacious in adapting means to the end, whether good or evil. I have been politic with my friend, smooth with my enemy.

Well devised; adapted to its end, right or wrong.