Dip`lo*ma"tial (?), a. Diplomatic. [R.]

{ Dip`lo*mat"ic (?), Dip`lo*mat"ic*al (?), } a. [Cf. diplomatique.] 1. Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers at a court, who are called the diplomatic body.

2. Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management.

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