All 4 Uses of
tact
in
Nicholas Nickleby
- Sir Mulberry Hawk was remarkable for his tact in ruining, by himself and his creatures, young gentlemen of fortune—a genteel and elegant profession, of which he had undoubtedly gained the head.†
Chpt 19 *
- With these remarks, combining great pleasantry with sound moral encouragement under difficulties, Mr Scaley proceeded to take the inventory, in which delicate task he was materially assisted by the uncommon tact and experience of Mr Tix, the broker.†
Chpt 21
- There was not a little tact and knowledge of the young lord's disposition in this mode of treating him.†
Chpt 50
- …the constant residence of Mr Squeers at a long distance from London, which rendered his association with Mrs Sliderskew a mere masquerading frolic, in which nobody was likely to recognise him, either at the time or afterwards; the impossibility of Ralph's undertaking the task himself, he being already known to her by sight; and various comments on the uncommon tact and experience of Mr Squeers: which would make his overreaching one old woman a mere matter of child's play and amusement.†
Chpt 56
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