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 Definitions of tactful  [ˈtækt fəl]  

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Definition of 'tactful' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (adj.) tactful
having or manifesting tact.

Etymology:  (1860–65)

Definition of 'tactful' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) tactful
having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others
"she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment"

2. (adj) tactful, kid-glove
showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
"by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"


Definition of 'tactful' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (adjective) tactful
using tact
I tried to find a tactful way of refusing.; She tactfully suggested that we stop trying.


Translation of 'tactful' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: showing tact
a tactful person; tactful behaviour.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: taktvol Arabic flag Arabic: لَبِق، ذو كِياسَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: тактичен
Brazilian flag Brazilian: diplomático Czech flag Czech: taktní German flag German: taktvoll
Danish flag Danish: taktfuld Greek flag Greek: διακριτικός, διπλωματικός Spanish flag Spanish: diplomático, con tacto
Estonian flag Estonian: taktitundeline Farsi flag Farsi: با تدبیر؛ مردم دار Finnish flag Finnish: tahdikas
French flag French: délicat Hebrew flag Hebrew: בַּעַל טַקט Hindi flag Hindi: व्यवहार-कुशल
Croatian flag Croatian: taktičan, fin Hungarian flag Hungarian: tapintatos Indonesian flag Indonesian: cerdik
Icelandic flag Icelandic: háttvís Italian flag Italian: accorto Japanese flag Japanese: 如才ない
Korean flag Korean: 재치 있는 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: taktiškas Latvian flag Latvian: taktisks
Malay flag Malay: bijaksana Dutch flag Dutch: tactvol Norwegian flag Norwegian: diskré, taktfull
Polish flag Polish: taktowny Persian flag Persian: با تدبیر؛ مردم دار Pashto flag Pashto: مهارت، سليقي څښتن هوښيارى
Portuguese flag Portuguese: diplomático Romanian flag Romanian: plin de tact Russian flag Russian: тактичный
Slovak flag Slovak: taktný Slovenian flag Slovenian: takten Serbian flag Serbian: taktičan
Swedish flag Swedish: taktfull Thai flag Thai: ซึ่งมีไหวพริบดี Turkish flag Turkish: anlayışlı, incelikli
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 圓滑的 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: тактовний Urdu flag Urdu: زيرک، ہوشيار
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: tế nhị Chinese flag Chinese: 圆滑的

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