What does tactfully mean?

tactfully means "showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner".

How many syllables are in tactfully?

tactfully has 3 syllables: tact-ful-ly. The stress falls on "tact". In IPA it is /ˈtæktfəli/.

What is the opposite of tactfully?

The recorded antonyms are tactlessly.

Is tactfully a common word?

tactfully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Tactfully — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner
“he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble”
Antonymstactlessly

Questions about tactfully

What does tactfully mean?: tactfully means "showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner".
How many syllables are in tactfully?: tactfully has 3 syllables: tact-ful-ly. The stress falls on "tact". In IPA it is /ˈtæktfəli/.
What is the opposite of tactfully?: The recorded antonyms are tactlessly.
Is tactfully a common word?: tactfully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for tactfully come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner
“he stepped tactfully in to prevent trouble”
Antonymstactlessly

Questions about tactfully

What does tactfully mean?: tactfully means "showing tact or tactfulness; in a tactful manner".
How many syllables are in tactfully?: tactfully has 3 syllables: tact-ful-ly. The stress falls on "tact". In IPA it is /ˈtæktfəli/.
What is the opposite of tactfully?: The recorded antonyms are tactlessly.
Is tactfully a common word?: tactfully is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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