Definition of Tactful

1. Adjective. Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others. "A tactful remark eased her embarrassment"

Also: Considerate
Similar to: Discerning, Discreet
Derivative terms: Tactfulness
Antonyms: Tactless

2. Adjective. Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people. "The agency got the kid-glove treatment on Capitol Hill"
Exact synonyms: Kid-glove
Similar to: Diplomatic, Diplomatical
Derivative terms: Tactfulness

Definition of Tactful

1. a. Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is right, proper, or judicious.

Definition of Tactful

1. Adjective. Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Tactful

1. having tact [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tactful

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Literary usage of Tactful

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"tactful resolutions on organization. — First thirty members. — Morse elected first president. — Ree'lected every year until 1845. — Again made president in ..."

2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Being the History of the by James Terry White (1910)
"... its occupancy was offered to Dr. Brown, under whose strong, tactful leadership it became one of the most important departments in the university. ..."

3. The Career of Dion Boucicault by Townsend Walsh (1915)
"... stagecraft— Agnes Robertson's gift for pathos—Success of " The Octoroon"—Its tactful treatment of the slavery question—Jefferson's hit as Salem Scudder. ..."

4. The Career of Dion Boucicault by Townsend Walsh (1915)
"... stagecraft—Agnes Robertson's gift for pathos—Success of " The Octoroon"—Its tactful treatment of the slavery question—Jefferson's hit as Salem Scudder. ..."

5. Robert Y. Hayne and His Times by Theodore Dehon Jervey (1909)
"THE TEST OATH AND HAYNE'S tactful INFLUENCE. NULLIFIERS AND UNIONISTS COME TOGETHER BUT if in the utterances of Hayne and some others there was moderation, ..."

6. Robert Y. Hayne and His Times by Theodore Dehon Jervey (1909)
"THE TEST OATH AND HAYNE'S tactful INFLUENCE. NULLIFIERS AND UNIONISTS COME TOGETHER Bur if in the utterances of Hayne and some others there was moderation, ..."

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