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tactless

[ takt-lis ]

/ ˈtækt lɪs /

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adjective

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

Origin of tactless

First recorded in 1840–50; tact + -less

SYNONYMS FOR tactless

rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, boorish.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tactless

tact·less·ly, adverb tact·less·ness, noun

Words nearby tactless

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

Example sentences from the Web for tactlessly

The Greeks had most tactlessly hoisted huge flags but were promptly dealt with.

The Secrets of a Kuttite |Edward O. Mousley
Yet I always thought she might have taken him, in that flaming October, if he hadn't so flagrantly, tactlessly liked the place.

The Best Short Stories of 1920 |Various
Tactlessly handled, without due weighing of the case from both sides, they turn one blunder into two.

The Armed Forces Officer |U. S. Department of Defense
It has most tactlessly begun to rain again to-day, and with an E. wind it may continue, which will mean a vile slime for marching.

Letters from Mesopotamia |Robert Palmer

She had a knack of behaving awkwardly and tactlessly, of saying things which she ought not to say.

The Later Life |Louis Couperus