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What is the adjective for tactlessness?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb tact which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

tactical
  1. of, or relating to tactics
  2. of, or relating to military operations that are smaller or more local than strategic ones
  3. adroit, skilful or ingenious
  4. (firearms) having a military appearance, typically with accessories such as a bipod, adjustable stock, detachable magazine or black coloration
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  6. Examples:
    1. “But the Army had planned a much greater tactical role for the helicopter in the skirmish.”
tactile
  1. Tangible; perceptible to the sense of touch.
  2. Used for feeling.
  3. Of or relating to the sense of touch.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “These natural arches provide us with a tactile example of the way the earth changes.”
      “She went on to note that as a woman she was quite a tactile and touchy-feely kind of person, but found that her normal sense of tactility was abhorred in the prison so that she had needed to learn how to repress this side of herself.”
      “If there is a round in the chamber, the indicator pops up, providing a tactile as well as visual signal to the shooter.”
tactic
  1. (chemistry) Describing a polymer whose repeat units are identical
  2. (dated) tactical; of or relating to the art of military and naval tactics.
tactless
  1. having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The tech company's attempt to implement a new technology was overshadowed by its completely tactless execution.”
      “The tactless comment at the inquiry into the disaster drew tears from some of the relatives.”
      “This tactless decision alienated the many faithful and already suspicious Pohnpeian Protestants in and around Ohwa.”
tactful
  1. Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Do you have suggestions on how to handle the power balance or for tactful ways to request what I want?”
      “Inevitably the postelection media were full of tactful equivocations, brave faces and the search for silver linings.”
      “It did not appear that such an inquiry had been tactful of her, the waitress noticed, nervously biting her underlip.”
tactual
  1. Of, or relating to the sense of touch; tactile.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Touching an object for a longer time and still misinterpreting the tactual impression makes things worse.”
      “Visual and tactual sense-data do this directly, the others indirectly, as explained above.”
      “What she was aware of was the tactual impression of a sharp edge, or the lack of such.”
tactuall
  1. Rare spelling of tactual.
tacted
  1. simple past tense and past participle of tact
tacting
  1. present participle of tact
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