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untactful

Meaning of "untactful" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF UNTACTFUL

ʌnˈtæktfʊl


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNTACTFUL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Untactful is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNTACTFUL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of untactful in the English dictionary

The definition of untactful in the dictionary is not tactful, tactless.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNTACTFUL

conflictful · delightful · disrespectful · doubtful · factful · fruitful · grateful · hurtful · impactful · insightful · lustful · neglectful · respectful · restful · rightful · self-respectful · suspectful · tactful · tasteful · thoughtful

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNTACTFUL

untack · untackle · untagged · untailed · untainted · untaintedly · untaintedness · untainting · untaken · untalented · untamable · untamableness · untamably · untame · untameable · untameableness · untameably · untamed · untamedness · untangible

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNTACTFUL

artful · basketful · boastful · deceitful · effortful · eventful · fistful · forgetful · frightful · hatful · lightful · mistrustful · poutful · regretful · resentful · sportful · uneventful · unfruitful · wistful · zestful

Synonyms and antonyms of untactful in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «untactful» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF UNTACTFUL

Find out the translation of untactful to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of untactful from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «untactful» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

untactful
1,325 millions of speakers
es

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untactful
570 millions of speakers
en

English

untactful
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

untactful
380 millions of speakers
ar

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untactful
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

untactful
278 millions of speakers
pt

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untactful
270 millions of speakers
bn

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untactful
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

untactful
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sengaja
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

untactful
180 millions of speakers
ja

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untactful
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

untactful
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Untuctful
85 millions of speakers
vi

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untactful
80 millions of speakers
ta

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untactful
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कृत्रिम वाटणारा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

untactful
70 millions of speakers
it

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untactful
65 millions of speakers
pl

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untactful
50 millions of speakers
uk

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untactful
40 millions of speakers
ro

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untactful
30 millions of speakers
el

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untactful
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

untactful
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

untactful
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

untactful
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of untactful

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNTACTFUL»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about untactful

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNTACTFUL»

Discover the use of untactful in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to untactful and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Coolie Labour in Colonial Indonesia: A Study of Labour ...
Cause Percentage Percentage of attacks provoked 1926 Blow - 49 Untactful behaviour - Unclear except comment on work 32 1927 Blow 27 63 Untactful behaviour 12 Unclear except comment on work 32 1928 Blow - 51 Untactful behaviour ...
J. Thomas Lindblad, 1999
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Book Of Kings
Oh I've just become untactful." Angel giggled as he continued. "Untactful? Is that a word? Wha....what I'm....oh listen to me stammer. When did I become Luther?" He asked upset but Angel continued to giggle more. "Marcus. Marcus it's alright.
Susan Becker
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Refuge Cross: Bear Coast
“What does she look like?” asked Jammet, too interested to even consider not asking this potentially untactful question. “Uhhh?” said Trex, unsure of how to respond. “She's about half-half,” said Sara, “with very pale yellow fur and brown hair.
Sven Grams, 2013
4
Essential English for Competitions: IAS, PCS, HCS, HAS, RAS ...
Mir. His tactless remarks offended everyone at the party. Tactless — synm impolite, inconsiderate, insensitive, thoughtless, rude, untactful, tasteless, undiplomatic Ant: tactful, considerate, thoughtful, diplomatic, polite Taint ...
A P Bhardwaj, 2010
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The Facts on File Student's Thesaurus
Ant. tactless, untactful, blunt, indiscrete, indelicate, clumsy, thoughtless, insensitive. tactic n. plan, strategy, policy, scheme, course, approach, method, system. The millionaire employed questionable tactics in the pursuit of her fortune. tactical ...
Marc McCutcheon, 2005
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Topics in Palliative Care
Therefore "disclosure of the exact serious diagnosis to a patient by the physician is a socially unacceptable behaviour and an untactful act. However the family is informed of the diagnosis and the plan of care." Egyptians also believe that ...
Russell K. Portenoy, Eduardo Bruera, 1997
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Business Etiquette For Dummies
The untactful thing to do would be to blurt out your first thought about a disagreeable idea or strategy (“Are you out of your mind?!?” or worse, “We've tried that before and it didn't work!”). This reaction may not achieve your objective of steering ...
Sue Fox, 2011
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Munsey's Magazine
I suppose you do now," retorted an untactful guest, out of his heart of writhing hate. " Oh, no," replied Caleb complacently; " not everything. But little by little I'm accumulating a fund of knowledge. Knowledge is power! I tell you what, it makes a ...
‎1916
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Proceedings of the American Electric Railway Association
3 — Untactful with passengers carried past their destination. 4 — Fails to warn passengers not to leave car until it has stopped. 5 — Fails to warn passengers not to board car until it has stopped. 6 — Untactful in requesting passengers to move ...
American Electric Railway Association, 1926
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Fifty years of great writing: Sports illustrated, 1954-2004
And couldn't a taste for paid escorts and cocaine, and a habit of spending surprising amounts of money have gotten him into enough trouble with one of these untactful acquaintances that he ended up dead? If, let us say, De Lena knew about ...
Rob Fleder, Editors of Sports Illustrated, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNTACTFUL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term untactful is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dear Trumpers: America Doesn't Need an Id
It's the same reason they flocked to Ben Carson, who also had a tendency for untactful statements. We may wince when we hear these gaffes, but for voters who ... «The Federalist, Jul 15»
2
Balika Vadhu: Warning! Read this story only if you want to get the …
And Jagdish's untactful, angry ways of handling him are not helping. After being scolded for confessing his feelings for Pooja, Manu decides to run away from ... «Bollywood Life, Jun 15»
3
4 More Ways to Raise Egalitarian Children
However, if we all commit to keeping our children dumb, smelly, unhealthy, untactful, and emotionally shattered, nature won't be able to stop us from creating ... «The Federalist, May 15»
4
The Surprising History of Cute
So I guess his use of cute was both apt and untactful, fitting and ugly. Cute, in other words, and very much not. Correction, Feb. 27, 2015: This post originally ... «Slate Magazine, Feb 15»
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Nicki Minaj Apologizes for Nazi Imagery in 'Only' Video
Not only did Foxman criticize the video for it's imagery, but he also for the untactful decision to release the video on the 76th anniversary of Kristallnacht, the ... «UrbanMecca, Nov 14»
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5 Great Questions for a First Date and 5 Bad Ones
There's nothing wrong with a little flirting, but coming straight out with a sex-related inquiry is untactful. Your first date is not an interview. Feel free to explore (and ... «Huffington Post, Sep 14»
7
Missouri state senator tweets F-word to governor over handling of …
Jay Nixon has been neglectful of the protestor's concerns in Ferguson led her to vent at the governor in a rather untactful way Thursday. A tweet from the ... «AL.com, Aug 14»
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Singapore Airlines insensitive social posts after MH17 tragedy
The message is a little untactful just after flight MH 17, Singapore Airlines did make a public apology on Saturday and even posted another Facebook and Twitter ... «Online Social Media, Jul 14»
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WTF, Vancouver: misogyny, prudery edition, feat. ex-Parks …
... video) or how untactful Vision is when it comes to bedroom matters, were clearly engaged in an attempt to shame a young, first-time female political candidate. «rabble.ca, Jul 14»
10
How to lose jobs and alienate girlfriends
In hindsight, he said he wouldn't have done anything differently, though he admits to feeling a bit “shameful” when he thinks about “how untactful I was at times.”. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 14»
REFERENCE
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