Diplomatic, Diplomatical, a.
Etymology: [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.
3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. Astle.
1 other Webster entry under this spelling
Diplomatic, n.
A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists diplomatic only as an antonym, under candid.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given