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Grammar : Adv

Spell : takt-fuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtækt fəl

Definition of tactfully

Origin : 1864, from tact + -ful. Related: Tactfully; tactfulness.

As in politely : adv thoughtfully
As in delicately : adv carefully

Example sentences :

Uncle, interposed Mildred tactfully, you must not be so persistent.
Extract from : « The Fifth String » by John Philip Sousa

I will tell her that you did so upon my advice, and I will do it tactfully.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

Senator said tactfully, "After all, Doctor Wilson would like you to see his project."
Extract from : « There Will Be School Tomorrow » by V. E. Thiessen

Mrs. Johns was on hand from the first, tactfully urging the bill.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

"By all means, Archelaus, let us do it tactfully," agreed the Commandant.
Extract from : « Major Vigoureux » by A. T. Quiller-Couch

He had spent most of the hour tactfully trying to get away from Burris.
Extract from : « Out Like a Light » by Gordon Randall Garrett

After breakfast Kennedy tactfully withdrew from the family, and I did the same.
Extract from : « The Silent Bullet » by Arthur B. Reeve

It immediately struck ten, tactfully, in a clear subdued tone.
Extract from : « The Twelfth Hour » by Ada Leverson

He tactfully did not refer to the improved appearance of the room.
Extract from : « A Protegee of Jack Hamlin's and Other Stories » by Bret Harte

He then telephoned to the house, and tactfully made an appointment.
Extract from : « Jennie Gerhardt » by Theodore Dreiser

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