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tactfully

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tact·ful  (tktfl)
adj.
Possessing or exhibiting tact; considerate and discreet: a tactful person; a tactful remark.
tactful·ly adv.
tactful·ness n.
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Adv.1.tactfully - showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner; "he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble"
tactlessly - without tact; in a tactless manner; "at the moment of the murder, he is standing in front of television cameras and talking tactlessly"
Translations
tactfully [ˈtæktfulɪ] adv → diplomáticamente, con tacto
tactfully [ˈtæktfəlɪ] adv → avec tact
tactfully [ˈtæktfəlɪ] tact adv → taktvoll
tactfully [ˈtæktfəlɪ] adv → con tatto


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He tactfully avoided any mention of a future meeting and was rewarded with a little wave of her hand from the window of the cab.
The Kingdom of the Blind by Oppenheim, E. Phillips View in context
"It cannot have sunk, surely," the Ancient Mariner would tactfully carry across the forbidding pause.
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Seal very tactfully more than once when she demanded, "Action
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