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[ takt-lis ] / ˈtækt lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tactless ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivelacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark. Origin of tactlessFirst recorded in 1840–50; tact + -less SYNONYMS FOR tactlessrude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, boorish. SEE SYNONYMS FOR tactless ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM tactlesstact·less·ly, adverbtact·less·ness, nounWords nearby tactlesstactile hair, tactile image, tactile meniscus, tactile papilla, taction, tactless, tactometer, tactoreceptor, tactual, tactus, Tacubaya Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tactlessAnd if Lennon was tactless, McCartney was a natural diplomat. What It Was Like to Watch the Beatles Become the Beatles—Nik Cohn Remembers|Nik Cohn|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST Was it the tactless non-invitation to Queen Elizabeth II to the D-Day commemoration? Why Obama Dodged Sarkozy|Eric Pape|June 6, 2009|DAILY BEAST Once in a great while, a tactless person may have no better sense than to ask her abruptly for whom she is in mourning! One of the first of these acts serves well to illustrate the reckless and tactless character of the man. The Trial of Jesus from a Lawyer's Standpoint, Vol. II (of II)|Walter M. Chandler
The other ladies looked at one another, and the speaker, realizing that she had been tactless, stopped abruptly. The Hand in the Dark|Arthur J. Rees Harry knew the rector's tactless way too well to be affronted now by any remark he might make or any question he might ask. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax|Harriet Parr It was a situation for a bit of merciful diplomacy, but Bartrow the tactless blundered on remorselessly. The Helpers|Francis Lynde
Words related to tactlessuntactful, awkward, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious |