All 3 Uses of
tact
in
Ferris Beach
- In short, we all tactfully lied a few times during the opening of the gifts.†
Chpt 21 *tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
- That night my mother, Angela, and I picked over all the food that had been brought; there was more food than the three of us could ever possibly eat, and Mama in a tactful way had suggested that Angela take a lot of it home with her.†
Chpt 24tactful = to say or handle things in a way that makes others feel good about them
- But I guess I didn't say it very tactfully, did I?†
Chpt 24tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
Definition:
the ability or act of saying or handling things in such a way that others feel good about them