tactless remark

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• tactless — tact|less [ˈtæktləs] adj likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to ≠ ↑tactful ▪ I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce. ▪ She s one of the most tactless people I ve ever met. ▪ a tactless remark >tactlessly adv …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tactless — tact|less [ tæktləs ] adjective someone who is tactless is not careful about the way they speak or behave towards other people and so often upsets them: a tactless remark He was blunt in speech and could be tactless. ╾ tact|less|ly adverb ╾… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• tactless — UK [ˈtæk(t)ləs] / US adjective someone who is tactless is not careful about the way that they speak or behave towards other people and so often upsets them He was blunt in speech and could be tactless. a tactless remark Derived words: tactlessly… …   English dictionary

• tactless — adjective likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to: I wanted to know about the divorce, but thought it would be tactless to ask. | a tactless remark tactlessly adverb tactlessness noun (U) …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• tactless — tactlessly, adv. tactlessness, n. /takt lis/, adj. lacking tact; showing no tact; undiplomatic; offendingly blunt: a tactless remark. [1840 50; TACT + LESS] Syn. rude, inconsiderate, thoughtless, brash, boorish. * * * …   Universalium

• The Pony Remark — Infobox Television episode Title = The Pony Remark Series = Seinfeld Caption = Elaine talks to Jerry at the table. Season = 2 Episode = 7 Airdate = January 30, 1991 Production = Writer = Larry David Jerry Seinfeld Director = Tom Cherones Guests …   Wikipedia

• J. Warren Kerrigan — George Jack Warren Kerrigan (25 July 1879, Louisville, Kentucky 9 June 1947, Balboa Beach, California) was an American silent film actor. BackgroundWhile barely in his teens, Kerrigan worked as a warehouse clerk until a chance arrived to appear… …   Wikipedia

• disoblige — disobligingly, adv. disobligingness, n. /dis euh bluyj /, v.t., disobliged, disobliging. 1. to refuse or neglect to oblige; act contrary to the desire or convenience of; fail to accommodate. 2. to give offense to; affront: to be disobliged by a… …   Universalium

• foot — /foot/, n., pl. feet for 1 4, 8 11, 16, 19, 21; foots for 20; v. n. 1. (in vertebrates) the terminal part of the leg, below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. 2. (in invertebrates) any part similar in position or function. 3.… …   Universalium

• gaffe —    the embarrassing statement of an unpalatable truth    Literally, a tactless remark, via the French word for a boathook:     Indeed [the remarks by the Countess of Wessex] neatly bear out our favoured definition of a gaffe as a statement of the …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• infelicity — /ɪnfəˈlɪsəti/ (say infuh lisuhtee) noun (plural infelicities) 1. the state of being unhappy; unhappiness. 2. ill fortune. 3. an unfortunate circumstance; a misfortune. 4. inaptness or inappropriateness as of action or expression. 5. something… …