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tactlessly

[takt-lis]

adjective

lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark.

Origin:
1840–50; tact + -less

Related forms

tact·less·ly, adverb

tact·less·ness, noun

Synonyms
rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, boorish.

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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

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tact (tækt)

—n
1.	a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others, so as to avoid giving offence or to win good will; discretion
2.	skill or judgment in handling difficult or delicate situations; diplomacy

[C17: from Latin tactus a touching, from tangere to touch]

'tactful

—*adj*

'tactfully

—*adv*

'tactfulness

—n

'tactless

—*adj*

'tactlessly

—*adv*

'tactlessness

—n

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