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Meanings of untactful in English

Lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.

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      1
      In addition; a possibly tactless comment could be taken the wrong way!
      The South African
      2
      I suppose I have grown awkward and tactless in my lonely life.
      The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale
      3
      In fairness to Drum, his was a reasonable, if slightly tactless, response.
      The Guardian
      4
      Well-meaning but tactless, Abe Cone expressed the general feeling, when he observed:
      The Man from the Bitter Roots
      5
      The amiable but tactless Snavely saw a happy solution of the problem.
      Golden Stories / A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost...
      Usage of untactful in English
      1
      There may be some blunders, some bad steps, some untactful work.
      Quiet Talks on Service
      2
      Never to commit an untactful action-inthat consisted the chief precept of Doubelov's life.
      The Created Legend
      3
      Later, at home, Irinushka was scolded for her behaviour, regarded as untactful by Priest Zakrasin.
      The Created Legend
      4
      It gave them an opportunity of interfering in Scottish affairs, not, indeed, in the untactful manner in which Henry VIII.
      History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the Frenc...
      5
      Patricia felt a bit uncomfortable at this untactful speech, but Constance merely laughed and nodded back over her shoulder at the indifferent Rosamond.
      Miss Pat at Artemis Lodge
      6
      "And the rides," continued Dick, with the untactful pertinacity of the average man at such moments-"youare not tired of THEM?"
      The Bell-Ringer of Angel's, and Other Stories
      Untactful through the time