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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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 [ˈtæktfəlɪ] ADV [suggest, point out] → con mucho tacto, discretamente
as tactfully as possiblecon el mayor tacto posible, lo más diplomáticamente posible
tactfully [ˈtæktfʊli] advavec tact
tactfully
advtaktvoll
tactfully [ˈtæktfəlɪ] advcon tatto, con discrezione
tactfully [ˈtæktfəlɪ] advcon tatto, con discrezione


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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.
"It cannot have sunk, surely," the Ancient Mariner would tactfully carry across the forbidding pause.
Seal very tactfully more than once when she demanded, "Action
 
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