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English
Etymology
From tact + -ful.
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tactful (comparative more tactful, superlative most tactful)
- Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.
- Antonym: tactless
1984 December 29, Duncan Mitchel, “The Cult of Gay Machismo”, in Gay Community News, volume 12, number 25, page 9:I once found myself listening to a gay man who was saying wistfully, "I wish there was someplace you could go, maybe a club, where only masculine men would be allowed in." […] Ever tactful, I did not point out to him that if such a place existed, he probably would not be allowed into it.
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