tactfulness
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Don’t get me wrong here—I’m sure it’s upsetting to listen to your sister-in-law talk trash about your church and religion, but other than the lack of tactfulness, it’s her right to do so.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2021
They must be greeted with respect, compassion and tactfulness.
From Time Magazine Archive
The tactfulness which their life of self-expression, and therefore of trained perception, tends to engender, is another.
From What Is and What Might Be A Study of Education in General and Elementary Education in Particular by Edmond Holmes
Feminine attentions may be overdone, and Mrs Bosenna showed more tactfulness than her maid.
From Hocken and Hunken by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
It makes no difference how great his natural endowments may be, if he be wanting in these elements his success will be restricted to a narrow sphere; and the greatest of these is tactfulness.
From The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) by Thomas Jefferson
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