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First published 1986 (DOST Vol. VI).
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Quotation dates: 1570-1650
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Politiklie, adv. Also: politiquilie, pollit(i)quelie. [e.m.E. poletykly (1477), politikely, pollitiquely.] a. For political reasons; with political skill, cleverness or craft. b. ? In ‘polished’ or elegant fashion: cf. Politik adj. 4. —a. 1570 Leslie 226.
Monsieur de Desse advertesed heirof, politiquilie withdrew 1600-1610 Melvill 487.
This [exhibition of rope-walking] was politiklie done to mitigat the quein and peiple for Gowrie's slauchter c1650 Spalding I 218.
He reveillit the kingis proiectis … at all occasionis to the covenanteris of whome also most pollitquelie he maid his awin vse and held both the king and thame in hand for his awin endis c1650 Ib. 341.
Pollitiquelieb. 1596 Dalr. II 121/1.
Veschelis … sa artificiouslie wrocht as ingin of man culd inuent, the toun with tapestrie hung politiklie
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