All 3 Uses of
tact
in
The Fountainhead
- Keating had come here prepared to exercise caution and tact to the limit of his ability; he had achieved a purpose he had not expected to achieve; he knew he should take no chances, say nothing else and leave.†
Chpt 1.7 *
- He's just relaxed with me, thought Keating, he's tired, he can't be tactful all the time, he doesn't realize what he… "Stoneridge.†
Chpt 4.7
- Katie, you're very tactful and kind…but drop the act," he said, knowing in dread that it was not an act.†
Chpt 4.10
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