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tactless (adjective), more tactless, most tactless
1. Descriptive of an individual who is bluntly inconsiderate or showing a lack of good judgment; especially, when talking about something that is supposed to be private: A tactless person can't get in touch with other people or have good relationships with them because he or she has a tendency to offend them.
2. Etymology: from Latin tact, "a sense of touching or feeling" + -less, "lacking or without something."
A reference to being blunt and making unsuitable comments.
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