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tactful adjective

/ˈtækt.fəl/ adj
careful not to say or do anything that could upset someone
Mentioning his baldness wasn't very tactful.

tactfully

adverb

/ˈtækt.fəl.i/ adv

(Definition of tactful adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)
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