Main entry: suave, bland, politic, smooth
Definition: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication
Usage: he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage; the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error
Main entry: politic
Definition: marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness
Usage: it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels; a politic decision; a politic manager; a politic old scoundrel; a shrewd and politic reply