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Meanings of tactless in English
Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.
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Examples for "untactful"
Examples for "untactful"
1
There may be some blunders, some bad steps, some untactful work.
2
Never to commit an untactful action-inthat consisted the chief precept of Doubelov's life.
3
Later, at home, Irinushka was scolded for her behaviour, regarded as untactful by Priest Zakrasin.
4
It gave them an opportunity of interfering in Scottish affairs, not, indeed, in the untactful manner in which Henry VIII.
5
Patricia felt a bit uncomfortable at this untactful speech, but Constance merely laughed and nodded back over her shoulder at the indifferent Rosamond.
Usage of tactless in English
1
In addition; a possibly tactless comment could be taken the wrong way!
2
I suppose I have grown awkward and tactless in my lonely life.
3
In fairness to Drum, his was a reasonable, if slightly tactless, response.
4
Well-meaning but tactless, Abe Cone expressed the general feeling, when he observed:
5
The amiable but tactless Snavely saw a happy solution of the problem.
6
The spiritual anguish induced by that tactless speech had become noticeably lessened.
7
Mrs. Rheinholdt was suddenly aware that she was becoming a little tactless.
8
She was blunt, without being tactless, and her conversation was sometimes piquant.
9
But an instant's reflection told him that the question would be tactless.
10
Which tactless, though I admit unavoidable, reply did not greatly please Doria.
11
He did not, however, rush up to her with Alick's tactless precipitancy.
12
My cousin Edward Stafford is tactless; is he to die for it?'
13
Though he was perhaps a little tactless, young Gerald Rivers was perfectly right.
14
The 'Victory' also struck me as a trifle premature, not to say tactless.
15
However tactless William may have been, his talents were noticed elsewhere in Australia.
16
I thought about his tactless treatment of Geneva and Gideon Banks.
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Tactless across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
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