Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tactfully

/tˈæktfəli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: tact-ful-ly
IPA: /tˈæktfəli/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a tactful manner.

Example Sentences

"But when the shock had faded, more hard-headed reaction set in. This wasn’t just the feeling that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming."

Etymology

Etymology tree English tactful Middle English -ly English -ly English tactfully From tactful + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more tactfully (comparative) most tactfully (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce tactfully?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈæktfəli/.
What does tactfully mean?: In a tactful manner.
Where does tactfully come from?: Etymology tree English tactful Middle English -ly English -ly English tactfully From tactful + -ly.

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