tactlessadj.
/ˈtaktlɪs/ Destitute of tact; awkward.
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indelicate1800
tactless1847
untactful1860
1847 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang.
1875 Family Herald 17 July 181/2 ‘But..’ laughed Doris, quickly answering this tactless speech.
1886 M. Moorsom Thirteen all Told 26 A glance of warning, which he was too dull and tactless to take.
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ˈtactlessly adv.
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tactlessly1893
undiplomatically1961
1893 Academy 21 Oct. 333/3 Severe and just, but somewhat tactlessly contrived, measures against the Jewish usurers.
ˈtactlessness n.
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maladresse1804
tactlessness1882
1882 A. Beresford-Hope Brandreths III. xxxviii. 73 I should not have to blame my own tactlessness for the result.
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adj.1847