All 18 Uses
tact
in
Outlander
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- Well, I phrased it a little more tactfully than that, but only because the Gaelic language hasn't got a specific word for drawers.†
p. 3.9 *tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
- Mr. Bainbridge had tactfully tried to distract the conversation onto neutral historical ground by saying that he had always been interested in the variations of what was considered profane speech through the ages.†
p. 10.7
- Though if the hand you're holding is bare, it's tactful to predict first that she'll marry soon.†
p. 23.3tactful = to say or handle things in a way that makes others feel good about them
- It was hardly tactful, but I badly wanted to know, and was too tired to phrase it more gently.†
p. 61.4
- He kept his eyes on the birds, tactfully allowing me a much-needed moment to gain control of my features.†
p. 69.1tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
- I tactfully avoided any reference to the recent contretemps with the mare, instead pouring ale and offering chunks of bread and cheese.†
p. 87.9
- Whether by order or by tact, they were fairly subtle about it, but I knew that I was being watched.†
p. 93.3tact = the ability or act of saying or handling things in such a way that others feel good about them
- Reflecting that he had enough to worry about without needing to blush for me as well, I tactfully wrapped myself in the blanket before emerging.†
p. 157.6tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
- I started to laugh, but converted it into a tactful coughing fit.†
p. 167.7tactful = to say or handle things in a way that makes others feel good about them
- Having little choice at this point, I told him the same story I had given Colum, omitting only the less tactful references to his own behavior, which he knew about in any case.†
p. 170.6
- Jamie, seeing my uplifted brows, tactfully turned Munro so that his back was to me and the flying fingers hidden.†
p. 238.8tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
- He had his back tactfully turned.†
p. 251.7
- He had been fairly tactful last night, buckling his belt back on and leaving the room without speaking immediately after he'd finished.†
p. 288.8tactful = to say or handle things in a way that makes others feel good about them
- Though I dinna suppose," he added thoughtfully, "that there's any really tactful way to refuse an offer like that."†
p. 302.1
- Jamie made an encouraging noise, keeping his face tactfully turned away.†
p. 333.7tactfully = in a manner that makes others feel good
- Then Ian put an arm about Jamie's shoulders and tactfully steered him a safe distance away.†
p. 430.9
- While the guard was calling for a prisoner to clear up the mess, I tactfully murmured something about waiting for Sir Fletcher in his private office, slipped in, and hastily shut the door behind me.†
p. 520.6
- I don't suppose even Brother William's tact is infinite.†
p. 598.4tact = the ability or act of saying or handling things in such a way that others feel good about them
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)