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# tactful

«tactful» in Mova's school dictionary: **careful to say and do things in a way that does not upset…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (tactful, more tactful, most tactful)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A tactful person is careful to say and do things in a way that does not upset or hurt others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#m1)

2) A tactful remark or action is kind and careful about other people's feelings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In PSHE and everyday life being tactful means telling the truth kindly, choosing the right moment and words. In Alice, many creatures are very untactful and rude, which makes the story funny. Opposite: tactless.

### examples

- It was tactful of you not to mention her haircut. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#x1)
- The teacher gave tactful advice about the story. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#x2)
- Mole was too tactful to laugh at Toad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#x3)
- Try to be tactful when you tell him he lost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#x4)
- She made a tactful excuse and left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#x5)
- A tactful friend knows when to stay quiet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/#x6)

### note

Noun: tact (uncountable). Adverb: tactfully. Opposite: tactless. Being tactful is not the same as lying; it is choosing kind words.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «tactful» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tactful/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.