tactlessly

adverb

Definition of tactlesslynext
as in rudely

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Recent Examples of tactlessly Some conservative Latino voices in Virginia view the Spanberger campaign’s choice of venue at a Mexican restaurant as tactlessly pandering to Latino voters. — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2025 As long as there are politicians who seek to lower flags or have Kirk’s body lay in state, there will be those who react strongly, if sometimes tactlessly, to these actions. — Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactlessly
  1. rudely
  2. brusquely
  3. bluntly
  4. sharply
  5. abruptly
  6. curtly
Adverb
  • In your case, the truth is that this friend has been ruthlessly — and rudely — taking advantage of your good nature.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Ritter has disciplined Menapace after the lawmaker acted rudely or abusively to a committee clerk.
    — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
Definition of rudely
Adverb
  • Yet, White House officials told me, Biden sometimes brusquely dismissed the views of both men, raising his voice as though berating children.
    — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026
  • In some instances, judges brusquely threw cases out of court after prosecutors walked in with little evidence.
    — Brian Rokos, Daily News, 7 May 2026
Definition of brusquely
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  • Fandom has been around since the advent of mass media, but with that old world dying and the new one (bluntly summarized, its main features are social media plus the tyranny of the algorithm) very much born, now is the time of fangirls.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The State Attorney General’s Office bluntly told Menlo Park officials that the city had violated provisions of AB 712, AB 2011, and the Housing Accountability Act.
    — George Avalos, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of bluntly
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  • It’s been swinging sharply recently and pinballed between $72 and $102 last month as hopes rose and fell that a deal in the war could allow oil tankers to freely exit the Middle East again and deliver crude worldwide.
    — Stan Choe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Clashes escalated sharply in February when Afghan forces launched a raid into Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of sharply
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  • The pursuit kept going past Cline Avenue before the Kia abruptly exited onto the Kennedy Avenue exit ramp, state police said.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The mall closed in January 2015, except for Carson Pirie Scott, which shut its doors abruptly in March 2018.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of abruptly
Adverb
  • Juliette later makes a stop to see Shirley, who is still being unreasonably pouty about her amnesiac friend not remembering her — and is, again, curtly dismissive of Juliette’s search for Lukas.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 17 July 2026
  • But Ruben curtly responds that the only real homophobe is Niall himself.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 29 May 2026
Definition of curtly

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