'Tactful' definitions:
Definition of 'tactful'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others; "she was tactful enough not to shatter his illusion"; "a tactful remark eased her embarrassment" [ant: tactless, untactful]
adjective
Showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people; "by diplomatic conduct he avoided antagonizing anyone"; "a tactful way of correcting someone"; "the agency got the kid- glove treatment on Capitol Hill" [syn: tactful, kid- glove]
Definition of 'Tactful'
From: GCIDE
- Tactful \Tact"ful\, a. Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is right, proper, or judicious. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tactic
Synonyms of 'tactful'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accommodating,
- accommodative,
- accurate,
- acute,
- adept,
- adroit,
- affable,
- agreeable,
- allergic,
- anaphylactic,
- appreciative,
- apt,
- artistic,
- attentive,
- authoritative,
- bravura,
- brilliant,
- careful,
- civil,
- clean,
- clever,
- complaisant,
- considerate,
- coordinated,
- courteous,
- crack,
- crackerjack,
- critical,
- cunning,
- cute,
- daedal,
- Daedalian,
- deferential,
- deft,
- delicate,
- dexterous,
- dextrous,
- differential,
- diplomatic,
- discerning,
- discreet,
- discriminate,
- discriminating,
- discriminative,
- distinctive,
- distinguishing,
- empathetic,
- empathic,
- exact,
- excellent,
- expert,
- fair,
- fancy,
- fastidious,
- fine,
- good,
- goodish,
- goosy,
- graceful,
- gracious,
- handy,
- heedful,
- helpful,
- hyperesthetic,
- hyperpathic,
- hypersensitive,
- indulgent,
- ingenious,
- irritable,
- itchy,
- judicious,
- lenient,
- magisterial,
- masterful,
- masterly,
- mindful,
- mindful of others,
- neat,
- nervous,
- nice,
- no mean,
- obliging,
- overrefined,
- oversensible,
- oversensitive,
- overtender,
- passible,
- perceptive,
- polished,
- polite,
- politic,
- precise,
- prickly,
- professional,
- proficient,
- prudent,
- quick,
- quite some,
- ready,
- refined,
- regardful,
- resourceful,
- respectful,
- responsive,
- selective,
- sensitive,
- skilled,
- skillful,
- skittish,
- slick,
- solicitous,
- some,
- statesmanlike,
- stylish,
- suave,
- subtle,
- supersensitive,
- sympathetic,
- tactical,
- tender,
- tetchy,
- the compleat,
- the complete,
- thin-skinned,
- thoughtful,
- ticklish,
- tolerant,
- touchy,
- understanding,
- urbane,
- virtuoso,
- well-done,
- workmanlike