Both Uses
tact
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- I realized that this was not a tactful question.
p. 145.4 *tactful = considerate of others' feelings
- Atticus said as tactfully as he could that he just didn't think he could stand a pageant tonight, he was all in.
p. 290.6tactfully = in a manner that is considerate of others' feelings
Definitions:
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(1)
(tact) the ability or act of saying or handling things in such a way that others feel good about them
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)