tactful

To keep things from getting awkward, we offer tips on how to tactfully fill uncomfortable silences, toast each other, and more.
Romney and Obama’s First Lunch: A Social Etiquette Guide|Kevin Fallon|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Asked whether Trierweiler's tweet hurt her chances, she demured, "I think it didn't help things, I would say, tactfully."
Thomas Hollande and the Tweet Rocking France|Tracy McNicoll|July 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
German Chancellor Angela Merkel tactfully describes the situation as an “extraordinary international crisis.”
And You Thought the Economy Was Scary?|Andrew Keen|March 7, 2009|DAILY BEAST
How can I (a) prevent the topic from coming up, and (b) tactfully move it aside if it does?
How to, Uh, Talk to People|Will Doig|December 23, 2008|DAILY BEAST

Hal, on viewing this new ally more closely, mentally set him down as good for two or three days' fidelity if tactfully dealt with.
A Gentleman Player|Robert Neilson Stephens
If you tactfully pretended not to see them, Helen shouted at you.
The Red Cross Girl|Richard Harding Davis
She looked at her mother's face, and at her father's, and was tactfully silent.
The Lost Wagon|James Arthur Kjelgaard
The duke and duchess were at the chateau talking with the blesses; for the second time Dunny had tactfully disappeared.
The Firefly Of France|Marion Polk Angellotti
"Mayhap your shoulder troubles you," suggested O'Hara tactfully.
The Black Moth|Georgette Heyer

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