tactfully

tactfully

English

Etymology

    From tactful + -ly.

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    Adverb

    tactfully (comparative more tactfully, superlative most tactfully)

    1. In a tactful manner.
      • 2001 October 4, Mary Beard, “11 September”, in London Review of Books[1], volume 23, number 19, →ISSN:
        But when the shock had faded, more hard-headed reaction set in. This wasn’t just the feeling that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.

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