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tactless adjective insensitive, thoughtless, inconsiderate, sharp, rough, harsh, rude, blundering, careless, clumsy, inept, unkind, gauche, indiscreet, boorish, unfeeling, imprudent, impolite, unsubtle, discourteous, injudicious, indelicate, undiplomatic, uncivil, maladroit, impolitic He had alienated many people with his tactless remarks. diplomatic, discreet, considerate, tactful, subtle, polite Translations tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] ADJ [person] → falto de tacto, poco diplomático; [comment, behaviour] → indiscreto, poco diplomático it was a tactless remark → fue un comentario poco diplomático or bastante indiscreto how could you be so tactless? → ¿cómo puedes haber tenido tan poco tacto? → ¿cómo puedes haber sido tan poco diplomático? tactless [ˈtæktləs] adj → qui manque de tact a tactless remark → une remarque qui manque de tact to be tactless → manquer de tact to be tactless of sb → être un manque de tact de la part de qn It was tactless of you to ask → C'était un manque de tact de ta part que de demander. tactless tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] adj (person) → privo/a di tatto, che manca di tatto; (remark) → indelicato/a tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] adj (person) → privo/a di tatto, che manca di tatto; (remark) → indelicato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Highcamp grunted a lame offer to escort her, looking down at his slippered feet with tactless concern. Hungerton, her father, really was the most tactless person upon earth,--a fluffy, feathery, untidy cockatoo of a man, perfectly good-natured, but absolutely centered upon his own silly self. They wondered that he could be so tactless, and to make it worse Dr. |
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