Both Uses of
tact
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- His want of tact had deeply offended her—not by seeing what he could not help, but by letting her know that he had seen it.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- Gabriel felt himself guilty of another want of tact.†
Chpt 1-3
Definition:
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(tact) the ability or act of saying or handling things in such a way that others feel good about them