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—tactfully, adv. —tactfulness, n./takt"feuhl/, adj.having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.[1860-65; TACT + -FUL]Syn. See diplomatic.
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tactful — index diplomatic, judicious, politic, subtle (refined) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tactful — (adj.) 1864, from TACT (Cf. tact) + FUL (Cf. ful). Related: Tactfully; tactfulness … Etymology dictionary
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tactful — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing tact. DERIVATIVES tactfully adverb tactfulness noun … English terms dictionary
tactful — [takt′fəl] adj. having or showing tact tactfully adv. tactfulness n … English World dictionary
tactful — adj. tactful to + inf. (it was not tactful to mention that) * * * tactful to + inf. (it was not tactful to mention that) … Combinatory dictionary
tactful — [[t]tæ̱ktfʊl[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft it v link ADJ to inf (approval) If you describe a person or what they say as tactful you approve of them because they are careful not to offend or upset another person. He had been extremely tactful in dealing… … English dictionary
tactful — tact|ful [ˈtæktfəl] adj not likely to upset or embarrass other people ≠ ↑tactless ▪ There was no tactful way of phrasing what he wanted to say. ▪ a tactful man >tactfully adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tactful — adj. Tactful is used with these nouns: ↑retreat … Collocations dictionary
