tactfully

tact·ful

 (tăkt′fəl)
adj.
Possessing or exhibiting tact; considerate and discreet: a tactful person; a tactful remark.

tact′ful·ly adv.
tact′ful·ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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"
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Translations
بِلَباقَه، بِكِياسَه
taktně
taktvoll
háttvíslega
con tatto
taktfullt
taktne
obzirno
inceliklekibarca
圆滑地

tactfully

[ˈtæktfəlɪ] ADV [suggest, point out] → con mucho tacto, discretamente
as tactfully as possiblecon el mayor tacto posible, lo más diplomáticamente posible
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tactfully

[ˈtæktfʊli] advavec tact
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

tactfully

advtaktvoll
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

tactfully

[ˈtæktfəlɪ] advcon tatto, con discrezione
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

tact

(tӕkt) noun
care and skill in one's behaviour to people, in order to avoid hurting or offending them. He showed tact in dealing with difficult customers.
ˈtactful adjective
showing tact. a tactful person; tactful behaviour.
ˈtactfully adverb
ˈtactfulness noun
tactless adjective
without tact. a tactless person/remark.
ˈtactlessly adverb
ˈtactlessness noun
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