: having or showing tact
tactfulness
noun
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He gave a tactful critique of her story.
It was tactful of her not to criticize me in front of my boss.
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Competence: Intelligent, dependable, wise, principled, conscientious • Sophistication: Elegant, composed, worldly, confident, tactful
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Most businesses focus on a couple of these.
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Sabine Leveiller, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There are tactful ways to address these dilemmas without creating unnecessary drama.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Written by Celia Marks and a team of editors at Southern Living Magazine, the party cookbook is brimming with sensible, tactful advice about issuing invitations, entertaining in limited spaces and seating arrangements.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
All right, is this the first tactful move Danielle has made all season?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
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Sabine Leveiller, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
There are tactful ways to address these dilemmas without creating unnecessary drama.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Written by Celia Marks and a team of editors at Southern Living Magazine, the party cookbook is brimming with sensible, tactful advice about issuing invitations, entertaining in limited spaces and seating arrangements.
—Rai Mincey, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
All right, is this the first tactful move Danielle has made all season?
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for tactful
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“Tactful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tactful. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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