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untactful

untactful adjective: not tactful.

Adjective

untactful (comparative more untactful, superlative most untactful)

  1. Not tactful
    Synonyms:
    tactless

Synonyms of untactful

Antonyms

Forms of untactful

comparativemore untactful
superlativemost untactful

Origin of untactful

From un- + tactful.

Words formed from untactful

Questions about untactful

What does untactful mean?
Untactful means not tactful.
What part of speech is untactful?
Untactful is an adjective.

Words near untactful in the dictionary

  1. untackles
  2. untackling
  3. untacks
  4. untacky
  5. untact
  6. untactful
  7. untactfully
  8. untactfulness
  9. untactile
  10. UNTAET
  11. untag

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