TACTFULLY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tactfully mean? 

• TACTFULLY (adverb)
  The adverb TACTFULLY has 1 sense:

1. showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner

  Familiarity information: TACTFULLY used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TACTFULLY (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner

Context example:

he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble

Antonym:

tactlessly (without tact; in a tactless manner)

Pertainym:

tactful (having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others)

 Context examples 

The rejection slip was so tactfully worded that he felt kindly toward the editor.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

"It was brave of you to help Arthur the way you did—and you a stranger," she said tactfully, aware of his discomfiture though not of the reason for it.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Nevertheless there was a vague understanding that had to be tactfully broken off before I was free.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)