tactless
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There is, of course, a place for that, too, especially in a film that is a partial send-up of tactless slasher movie tropes.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
“I think he’s dangerously tactless in a radioactive topic” and “should exercise more caution,” Steven Pinker, author and Harvard University evolutionary psychologist, says of Cofnas’s rhetoric on genetics’ role in intelligence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
On Wednesday evening, Jones told ITV's Peston programme: "I'm sorry about it. It was tactless and it wasn't well considered", adding "I apologise if I've offended people."
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2025
“I know it’s tradition to be happy on Purim, but this year I think it’s tactless to do these carnivals,” said David Heyd.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
I remembered the first time I met him, that first day of mine at Manderley, when he, and Beatrice, and Giles had all been at lunch, and Beatrice had been tactless about Maxim’s health.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
Vocabulary lists containing tactless
Common Senses: Tact, Tang ("Touch")
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