tactful

[ takt-fuh l ]

/ ˈtækt fəl /

having or manifesting tact: a tactful person; a tactful reply.

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First recorded in 1860–65; tact + -ful

tact·ful·ly, adverbtact·ful·ness, nounun·tact·ful, adjectiveun·tact·ful·ly, adverb

The two girls showed their appreciation for his tactfulness in different ways.
The Sins of the Children|Cosmo Hamilton
Still, I will give Kennedy credit for a tactfulness that I didn't know the old fellow possessed.
The Silent Bullet|Arthur B. Reeve
The tactfulness which their life of self-expression, and therefore of trained perception, tends to engender, is another.
What Is and What Might Be|Edmond Holmes
My father's tactfulness toward us amounted almost to timidity.
Reminiscences of Tolstoy|Ilya Tolstoy

They are heathen; but if the religious would enter there with love and tactfulness they would teach them.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898|E. H. Blair