{ 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.

3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. Astle.

Dip`lo*mat"ic, n. A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a diplomatist.

• exhibiting diplomacy; exercising tact or courtesy; using discussion to avoid hard feelings, fights or arguments
       *Thoughtful corrections can be diplomatic as well as instructional.
  
• concerning the relationships between the governments of countries
       *She spent thirty years working for Canada's diplomatic service.
       *Albania immediately severed diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe.