Tactful
/ˈtæktfəl/ adj
adj ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.
"His exhortations to his assistants to waste no time in getting on with the job, and to be tactful and courteous with those outside the railway service with whom they had to deal, are as apposite today as they were a century ago."
Adjective
- 1 showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people wordnet
- 2 having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others wordnet
Example
More examples"My first impression was that he was a tactful politician."
Etymology
From tact + -ful.