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tactless

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tact·less  (tktls)
adj.
Lacking or exhibiting a lack of tact; bluntly inconsiderate or indiscreet.

tactless·ly adv.
tactless·ness n.
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Adj.1.tactless - lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age"
inconsiderate - lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior"
inelegant - lacking in refinement or grace or good taste
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.tactless - revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse; "an inept remark"; "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable"
maladroit - not adroit; "a maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve"; "a maladroit translation"; "maladroit propaganda"
Translations

tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] adjindiscreto
tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] adjqui manque de tact
tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] tact adjtaktlos
tactless [ˈtæktlɪs] adjche manca di tatto


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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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