undiplomatically
adverb
uk/ˌʌn.dɪp.ləˈmæt.ɪ.kəl.i/us/ˌʌn.dɪp.ləˈmæt̬.ɪ.k.li/in a way that mightcausepeopleto beupset,hurt, orannoyed:
Theplaywrightundiplomaticallyupsetthecastwith hisharshcommentsafter the firstperformance.
in a way that is nottypicalof orsuitablefordiplomats(=officialswhosejobis torepresenttheircountryin anothercountry, and who usuallyworkin anembassy):
Heriskeddamagingthe country'stradingtieswithEuropebyissuingan undiplomaticallybluntmessage.
- Try not toexpressyouropinionso undiplomatically.
- Sheremarkedundiplomatically that she hadn'tenjoyedthepartyat all.
- As hespoke, the man from theembassyrolledhiseyesundiplomatically.
Rude and cheeky
- cheekily
- cheekiness
- churlish
- churlishly
- churlishness
- coarse
- coarsely
- discourteous
- fruity
- gall
- impudent
- offensively
- offensiveness
- potty mouth
- potty-mouthed
- presume
- presumptuously
- ripe
- temerity
- unrepeatable
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International relations: diplomacy & mediation