tactful
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4.0
- adjective
- /ˈtæktfəl/
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diplomático
- Her questions managed to be tactful and respectful, yet at the same time probing.
- a tactful way
- a tactful manner
It does not mean not being assertive, it simply means being tactful with your delivery.
- It does not mean not being assertive, it simply means being tactful with your delivery.
- It was the first time I've been I've been in that type of situation and stayed tactful, cool, calm and collected because this wasn't about me.
- And I think investing in yourself and into your business in tactful, strategic ways is one of the best investments you can make.
- And the tactful way to doing that is that you want to confront those hard questions, one, before you've asked for money and two, through foils of other people like them.
Examples
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She gave her feedback in a tactful way, making sure to highlight the positive aspects first.
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Everyone at the clinic is very tactful, and Nora is glad to be back.
Fiction book (1993) -
Be at least as tactful as her husband.
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watch Robert trying to be tactful here.
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But there was no tactful way to ask it, she realized.
Fiction book (1991) -
Or perhaps they were simply being tactful in what they felt was an awkward situation.
Academic text (2002) -
His mother, by contrast, was tactful and measured and had a good sense of the world.
Fiction book (1998) -
I spent a whole night composing a most tactful letter.
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He was just being tactful and sensitive.
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It was tactful of him to omit the last line.
Synonyms
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4.4
Treating people carefully to avoid hurting their feelings
105
3.9
Needing great care or skill
4
7.2
Careful and polite in words and actions to avoid upsetting people and gain an advantage
Antonyms
How Tactful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tactful comes from the word tact, which comes from the old Latin tactus meaning 'touch'. So to be tactful is to have a careful 'touch' with people's feelings, and to say or do things in a gentle way to avoid hurting them.