adj
tactless
TAKT-luhs
adj
1
Lacking sensitivity to other people's feelings, often causing unintended offense.
"It was tactless to bring up her divorce at the dinner table."
How to Use Tactless
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishCareless or blunt in a way that hurts or embarrasses people, usually without meaning to.
Easily confused with
Word Forms
more tactless comparative, most tactless superlative
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Etymology
From "tact" plus "-less."