tactful as an adjective: - 1
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tactful
adjective
1 tactful
Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others.
Roget 702:
cunning,
crafty,
artful;
skillful
etc.
698;
subtle,
feline,
vulpine;
cunning as a fox,
cunning as a serpent;
deep,
deep laid;
profound;
designing,
contriving;
intriguing
etc.
v.;
strategic,
diplomatic,
politic,
Machiavelian,
timeserving†;
artificial;
tricky,
tricksy†;
wily,
sly,
slim,
insidious,
stealthy;
underhand
etc.
(hidden)
528;
subdolous†;
deceitful
etc.
545;
slippery as an eel,
evasive
etc.
623;
crooked;
arch,
pawky†,
shrewd,
acute;
sharp,
sharp as a tack,
sharp as a needle†;
canny,
astute,
leery,
knowing,
up to snuff,
too clever by half,
not to be caught with chaff.
tactful,
diplomatic,
politic;
polite
etc.
894.
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Roget 894:
courteous,
polite,
civil,
mannerly,
urbane;
well-behaved,
well-mannered,
well-bred,
well-brought up;
good-mannered,
polished,
civilized,
cultivated;
refined
etc.
(taste)
850;
gentlemanlike
etc.
(fashion)
852†;
gallant;
on one's good behavior.
fine spoken,
fair spoken,
soft-spoken;
honey-mouthed,
honey-tongued;
oily,
bland;
obliging,
conciliatory,
complaisant,
complacent;
obsequious
etc.
886.
ingratiating,
winning;
gentle,
mild;
good-humored,
cordial,
gracious,
affable,
familiar;
neighborly.
diplomatic,
tactful,
politic;
artful
etc.
702.
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Polish: taktowny
2 tactful
Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people:
— A tactful way of correcting someone.
synonym: kid-glove.
Polish: taktowny
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