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    tactless
    /ˈtaktləs/

    adjective

    • 1. having or showing a lack of skill and sensitivity in dealing with others or with difficult issues: "a tactless remark"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › tactlessTactless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    : marked by lack of tact. tactless comments. tactless methods. tactlessly adverb. tactlessness noun. Synonyms. brash. graceless. ill-advised. imprudent. inadvisable. indelicate. indiscreet. injudicious. undiplomatic. unwise. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of tactless in a Sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTACTLESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TACTLESS definition: 1. not careful about saying or doing something that could upset someone: 2. not careful about…. Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTACTLESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. If you describe someone as tactless, you think what they say or do is likely to offend other people. Throughout his school life Darius was tactless and egocentric. He had alienated many people with his tactless remarks. Synonyms: insensitive, thoughtless, inconsiderate, sharp More Synonyms of tactless.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › tactlessTactless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    To be tactless is to either be rude (without manners) or inept (without finesse). Either way, it's awkward. Since people with tact are polite and respectful, tactless people are the opposite: rude and ill-mannered. Interrupting is tactless. Wearing a baseball hat in church is tactless. Not holding the door for someone is tactless.

  6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTACTLESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    TACTLESS meaning: 1. not careful about saying or doing something that could upset someone: 2. not careful about…. Learn more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › tactlessTACTLESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Tactless definition: lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt. See examples of TACTLESS used in a sentence.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtactless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    saying or doing things that are likely to annoy or to upset other people synonym insensitive. a tactless remark. It was tactless of you to comment on his hair! opposite tactful. Extra Examples. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.

  9. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › tactlesstactless | meaning of tactless in Longman Dictionary of...

    tactless meaning, definition, what is tactless: likely to upset or embarrass someone wit...: Learn more.

  10. www.thefreedictionary.com › tactlessTactless - definition of tactless by The Free Dictionary

    tactless - lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"

  11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionarytactless | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    tactless meaning: not being careful about saying or doing something that could upset someone. Learn more.