Meaning & use
Tactless
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Lacking sensitivity or skill in dealing with others, especially by saying something hurtful or inappropriate.
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His tactless comment about her weight left the whole table in awkward silence.
It was tactless of him to bring up the layoffs during the holiday party.
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Formed from "tact" (from Latin "tactus," meaning "touch") plus the negating suffix "-less," it literally means lacking a sense of social touch.
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