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adjective
Date: circa 1847
marked by lack of tact <tactless comments> <tactless methods> • tactlessly adverb • tactlessness noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tactless
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Tactless — Tact less, a. Destitute of tact. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tactless — index thoughtless, unpolitic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tactless — (adj.) 1847, from TACT (Cf. tact) + LESS (Cf. less). Related: Tactlessly; tactlessness … Etymology dictionary
tactless — [adj] unthinking, careless awkward, blundering, boorish, brash, bungling, clumsy, crude, discourteous, gauche, gruff, harsh, hasty, impolite, impolitic, imprudent, inconsiderate, indelicate, indiscreet, inept, injudicious, insensitive, maladroit … New thesaurus
tactless — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing a lack of tact. DERIVATIVES tactlessly adverb tactlessness noun … English terms dictionary
tactless — [takt′lis] adj. not having or showing tact tactlessly adv. tactlessness n … English World dictionary
tactless — adj. tactless to + inf. (it was tactless of him to speak like that) * * * tactless to + inf. (it was tactless of him to speak like that) … Combinatory dictionary
tactless — tact|less [ˈtæktləs] adj likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to ≠ ↑tactful ▪ I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce. ▪ She s one of the most tactless people I ve ever met. ▪ a tactless remark >tactlessly adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
tactless — tact|less [ tæktləs ] adjective someone who is tactless is not careful about the way they speak or behave towards other people and so often upsets them: a tactless remark He was blunt in speech and could be tactless. ╾ tact|less|ly adverb ╾… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
tactless — [[t]tæ̱ktləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you describe someone as tactless, you think what they say or do is likely to offend other people. Throughout his school life Darius was tactless and egocentric... He had alienated many people with his tactless… … English dictionary
tactless — UK [ˈtæk(t)ləs] / US adjective someone who is tactless is not careful about the way that they speak or behave towards other people and so often upsets them He was blunt in speech and could be tactless. a tactless remark Derived words: tactlessly… … English dictionary
