Both Uses of
tact
in
The Awakening
- When the time came for her to go home, Mr. Highcamp grunted a lame offer to escort her, looking down at his slippered feet with tactless concern.†
Chpt 25 *
- But remembering Edna's whimsical turn of mind of late, and foreseeing that she had immediately acted upon her impetuous determination, he grasped the situation with his usual promptness and handled it with his well-known business tact and cleverness.†
Chpt 32
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