tactful
[takt-fuh l]
- having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.
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Origin of tactful
Synonym study
See diplomatic.
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Examples from the Web for tactfully
Contemporary Examples
To keep things from getting awkward, we offer tips on how to tactfully fill uncomfortable silences, toast each other, and more.
Asked whether Trierweiler's tweet hurt her chances, she demured, "I think it didn't help things, I would say, tactfully."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tactfully describes the situation as an “extraordinary international crisis.”
How can I (a) prevent the topic from coming up, and (b) tactfully move it aside if it does?
Historical Examples
Uncle, interposed Mildred tactfully, you must not be so persistent.
The Fifth StringJohn Philip Sousa
I will tell her that you did so upon my advice, and I will do it tactfully.
ScaramoucheRafael Sabatini
Senator said tactfully, "After all, Doctor Wilson would like you to see his project."
There Will Be School TomorrowV. E. Thiessen
Mrs. Johns was on hand from the first, tactfully urging the bill.
"By all means, Archelaus, let us do it tactfully," agreed the Commandant.
Major VigoureuxA. T. Quiller-Couch
Word Origin and History for tactfully
tactful
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper