tactless

[ takt-lis ]

/ ˈtækt lɪs /

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adjective

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

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Nearby words

tactile hair, tactile image, tactile meniscus, tactile papilla, taction, tactless, tactometer, tactoreceptor, tactual, tactus, tacubaya

Origin of tactless

First recorded in 1840–50; tact + -less

SYNONYMS FOR tactless

rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, boorish.

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Related forms

tact·less·ly, adverbtact·less·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for tactlessness

Unbelievable and extraordinary display of tactlessness...but should we be surprised?
Diana Movie Ad Posted At Entrance to Pont d'Alma Tunnel Where She Died|Tom Sykes|September 30, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Impulse had not really betrayed him: the mistake had been in his tactlessness, in a lack of worldly knowledge.
Sinister Street, vol. 2|Compton Mackenzie
Inaccuracy and tactlessness, however, seemed to haunt Mr Froude like evil spirits.
Victorian Literature|Clement K. Shorter
But they were used to tactlessness from Willie, and they merely winked mutually.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes

Bennington felt a momentary disgust at her tactlessness, but covered it with some laughing sally of his own.
The Claim Jumpers|Stewart Edward White
Annoyed with my tactlessness in letting him know anything about it, I kicked Humphrey off his stool.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 14, 1914|Various