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• tact´less|ly — tact|less «TAKT lihs», adjective. 1. without tact; blunt; gauche: »a tactless person. 2. showing no tact; undiplomatic: »a tactless reply. –tact´less|ly, adverb. –tact´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tact|less — «TAKT lihs», adjective. 1. without tact; blunt; gauche: »a tactless person. 2. showing no tact; undiplomatic: »a tactless reply. –tact´less|ly, adverb. –tact´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• tact´less|ness — tact|less «TAKT lihs», adjective. 1. without tact; blunt; gauche: »a tactless person. 2. showing no tact; undiplomatic: »a tactless reply. –tact´less|ly, adverb. –tact´less|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

• con´tact|less — con|tact «KON takt», noun, adjective, adverb, interjection, verb. –n. 1. the condition of touching; touching together: »To bring fire into contact with gasoline may cause an explosion. A magnet will draw iron filings into contact with it.… …   Useful english dictionary

• less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… …   English syllables

• tact — in·tact; pen·tact; tact; tact·ful; tact·ful·ly; tact·ful·ness; tact·less; tact·less·ly; tact·less·ness; con·tact·ee; con·tact; in·tact·ness; un·tact·ful·ness; …   English syllables

• con|tact — «KON takt», noun, adjective, adverb, interjection, verb. –n. 1. the condition of touching; touching together: »To bring fire into contact with gasoline may cause an explosion. A magnet will draw iron filings into contact with it. SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• tactless — tact·less …   English syllables

• tactlessly — tact·less·ly …   English syllables

• tactless — tact•less [[t]ˈtækt lɪs[/t]] adj. lacking in tact; offendingly blunt; undiplomatic • Etymology: 1840–50 tact′less•ly, adv. tact′less•ness, n …   From formal English to slang