单词 | untactful |
释义 | untactful (once / 241211 pages) adj WORD FAMILY untactful: untactfully+/tact: tactful, tactless, tacts/tactful: tactfulest, tactfully, tactfulness, untactful/tactless: tactlessly, tactlessness USAGE EXAMPLESThe Democratic strategy this cycle has been to highlight, and to some degree demagogue, every inopportune, untactful or flat out sexist comment any Republican utters. Time(Apr 25, 2014) When a "good, pious girl" grows hysterical, the chief obstacles to her cure are untactful and sympathetic visits from friends, lay and clerical. ?Malley, Austin, Essays In Pastoral Medicine(2012) The Massachusetts protest—In Massachusetts the Townshend Acts were received by a public which was already irritated by the untactful course of Governor Bernard. Bolton, Herbert Eugene, The Colonization of North America—1...(2011) adj lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others Syn|Ant tactless inconsiderate lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others inelegantlacking in refinement or grace or good taste tactful having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others considerateshowing concern for the rights and feelings of others discerning, discreetunobtrusively perceptive and sympathetic |
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