| 单词 | tactless |
| 例句 | Mr. Banks gave her such a hurt look that she wished she had been less tactless and had said she had put it there herself. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z With time, the queries about our adopted—and decidedly eccentric— little boy had mercifully ceased, and, considering how tactless Afghan queries can be sometimes, that was a considerable relief. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Lawrence was unaware how tactless this sounded to Fosdick, who had been brooding over the foundation’s investment in what had turned out to be an instrument of unparalleled death and destruction. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z I can see Beatrice, dear friendly tactless Beatrice, watching me from her partner’s arms, nodding encouragement, the bangles jangling on her wrists, the veil slipping continually from her over-heated forehead. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z If he hadn't obsessed over love, hadn't been so tactless, so whiny, so nerdy—maybe if he hadn't been, Colin thought, so much like me... An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z She’s the one whose tactless comments and cruel jokes about matters I don’t think are funny have made me insensitive to any sign of love on her part. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z I told him about Bep and how tactless our mothers are. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z Müller is rather crude and tactless, otherwise he would hold his tongue, for anybody can see that Kemmerich will never come out of this place again. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I remembered the first time I met him, that first day of mine at Manderley, when he, and Beatrice, and Giles had all been at lunch, and Beatrice had been tactless about Maxim’s health. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Our tactless mother, especially, only made things go from bad to worse. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z She might have flared up at such a tactless suggestion, twenty years before. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “In the first place,” he said, into the phone, “for a helluvan intelligent guy, you’re about as tactless as it’s humanly possible to be.” Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z She clearly felt that it would be tactless for them to remain in the room while Harry and the Dursleys exchanged loving, possibly tearful farewells. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z It's exasperatingly tactless, but can we expect anything else? No Hats, No Trainers 2010-07-17T05:45:00Z She's often in tears, reeling from the sheer exhaustion of the brutal monthlong fashion show calendar, or upset about a tactless comment from one of the professionals backstage. Model's documentary exposes fashion's darker side 2010-09-27T17:58:00Z The kerfuffle over "The Hobbit's" tactless casting call -- with its obvious and utterly unnecessary skin tone limiting of would-be applicants -- serves an uncomfortable reminder of the not-so diverse realm of the Tolkienverse. "Hobbit" controversy: When is casting racism? 2010-11-30T21:31:00Z According to a tactless assistant, it was because Hanks himself watched Ratliff’s audition tape and was put off by his “dead eyes.” 6 Podcasts About Unsolved Mysteries 2021-11-23T05:00:00Z Mimi's tactless treatment of the tomboyish young Gallagher makes for awkward laughs, but these plots are really scraping the Jockey's beer barrel. TV highlights 16/04/2013 2013-04-16T06:01:35Z Reacher begins by telling Helen that he will help, if she agrees to interview the victims' families: an unthinkably tactless thing to do, but it elicits important details about the crime. Jack Reacher – review 2012-12-20T15:29:01Z But with over 50 years' insight we can also see how the director was offering a somewhat tactless, subversive satire. Peter Mullan's Neds heads London film festival's most-awaited list 2010-10-21T16:37:00Z In one of the Underwoods’ more tactless and blatant attempts to get inside their adversaries’ heads, they invite two members of that Russian dissident band as guests to an especially drunken, messy state dinner. House of Cards Season 3, Episode 3 Recap: When Men Were Men 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z She thinks she's dispensing valuable insights, but her comments are often tactless and insulting. Perspective | Ask Amy: Unsolicited advice meets resistance 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z "I thought, 'What a tactless thing to say to a young mother.'" Tony Penrose 2010-08-21T23:04:00Z A refreshingly direct and amusingly tactless interrogator, he neither sentimentalizes nor canonizes his feisty models, who handle their variously truncated limbs with casual practicality. | 'NoBody?s Perfect': The Devastating Legacy of Thalidomide 2010-04-16T00:54:00Z "It feels a bit tactless," said the novelist. Howard Jacobson wins second Wodehouse prize for comic fiction 2013-05-15T11:11:42Z Back then, the family's financial and emotional collapse seemed the inevitable outcome of Thatcherite pocket-lining; now, the Strattons's tactless spending seems emblematic of the credit crunch. Time of My Life – review 2013-07-01T17:03:28Z And it is especially tactless to do so over the objections of the person most concerned. Perspective | Miss Manners: Announcing a ceremony that didn’t happen 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z The writers — both men — are pigheaded and tactless; their conversations with Penny are very funny. These Are Not Your G-Rated Fairy Tales 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In this version, the woman is a tactless workaholic who needs to connect with her feelings; just don’t expect those to entail an even greater appreciation for her job. ‘Family’ Review: Better Living Through Childcare 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z Kiki, with the faded glamour of Norma Desmond, sings deranged takes on Top 40 hits and slurs through tactless banter about current events. Kiki and Herb: Kitsch, With a Whisky Chaser 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z On “Better Things,” there are some tactless lyrics about a claimed sexual encounter with the singer Rita Ora. Review: ASAP Rocky Returns to a Haze in ‘At.Long.Last.ASAP’ 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z It’s also one of the vanishingly rare movies with interracial leads, and a mainstream feature film bold enough, tactless enough, irresponsible enough to invoke race outside the solemn confines of documentary. Why Get Out should win the 2018 best picture Oscar 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z “I’m compulsively impolitic and tactless. … I can’t write about people, which is why I write about inanimate objects,” he told Interview magazine in 2014. Peter Schjeldahl, revered art critic for the New Yorker, dies at 80 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Until his death last April, Philip had settled into an unusual role, usually two steps behind his wife, providing her with stoic support, even if his occasional tactless comments hurt his image. Queen Elizabeth II Dies at 96; Was World’s Longest-Reigning Monarch 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z But the tactless joke, Smith's violent reaction, and the fact that the award show continued without consequence, also sparked furious debate about what it means to "protect women", and American culture's apparent comfort with violence. Oscars: What Will Smith's slap says about him - and us 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z He was also proud, stubborn, tactless, hypersensitive to criticism, and inclined to blame others for difficulties. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z But Locklear and other women at the sessions saw the remark as tactless considering the setting. Promised a New Culture, Women Say the N.F.L. Instead Pushed Them Aside 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z For some people, that might seem tactless or impersonal, but to me this works better when it comes to giving gifts to adults. Perspective | Ask Amy: What can a minimalist gift for a child’s birthday party? 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z The looming threat of a giant Whack-a-Mole mallet hovering over our heads is both tactless and disturbing. Bradford worries about the whack-a-mole mallet 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z They said it would be tactless to start up one of the world’s most lucrative sports leagues while thousands are dying. Football is back and all it took was the spectre of financial catastrophe | Jonathan Liew 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z They found that scientists are more likely to be intellectually curious, idealistic, and passionate than non-scientists, but they also tend to be more rigid, cynical and tactless. Daily briefing: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos pledges $10 billion to fight climate change 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z He could be personally kind and thoughtful, but also monumentally tactless. Obituary: Jonathan Miller 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Finally — I’m slow — I realized how tactless my queries were. Perspective | Is it ok for a white author to write black characters? I’m trying. 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z But never before has she been required to host a guest whose tactless comments have been so pointedly aimed at members of her family – specifically its female members. Donald Trump meets the Queen at start of UK state visit 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z MacFarlane was a 23-year-old student at the Rhode Island School of Design when he created a hand-drawn animated short about a tactless New England father who connected more with the family dog than his son. ‘Family Guy’s’ Seth MacFarlane was attacked by this conservative TV watchdog. Now they’re friends 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z When 88rising’s Asian rappers first started blowing up online , I was eager to see if their success would upend these tactless traditions. 'My eyes looking Korean': can Asian rappers defeat stereotypes? 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z How telling that even his tribute to Aretha Franklin included the tactless and apparently groundless claim that “she worked for me”. This mafia style of government makes Trump a role model for all autocrats | Jonathan Freedland 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z While his intentions may have been pure, Ryan received a wave of backlash on Twitter for his tactless message. Paul Ryan savaged for “tone-deaf” Father’s Day message 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z Altheide says he wrote this comment down verbatim after the meeting “because I thought it was a savagely tactless analogy for a Swiss man to be making.” Google executives stopped employees discussing diversity and hiring, claims former engineer 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z Let us face it, Perry was right even if he was tactless. Opinion | Rick Perry’s Strange Sex Story 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z He may be a tactless, indelicate grump, but — to borrow a slogan from Barry Goldwater — in your heart, you know he’s right. 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' is back and so is Larry David, TV's greatest philosopher 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z AHS has always been easy to criticize as tactless, messy, glib, and pointless, and those assessments have been fair as often as they haven’t. American Horror Story: Cult takes drunken aim at the ‘politics of fear’ 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z The Mugabe brothers are not the only scions of African strongmen who are tactless about what they share on social media. The offspring of Africa’s strongmen are living it up 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z In “I’d Love You to Want Me,” a Vietnamese-American wife deals with her husband’s worsening dementia and their son’s tactless attempts to force a solution on her. ‘The Refugees’: The past haunts the present for Vietnamese Americans 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z You may need to endure tactless questions like, "What could you possibly have done in the military that could help any real business?" or "Did you kill a lot of people in Afghanistan?" 5 People Veterans Will Meet While Networking for a Job 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z The establishment of Pokémon Go venues in potentially tactless locations is not without precedent. There Are Pokémon Gyms at a Cambodian Genocide Museum 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z He is rude when he needs to be, tough and tactless. 'We're making our voices heard': Filipinos on the presidential election 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Mexican officials wince with embarrassment when reminded of the comment, arguing it was tactless and went too far. Driven up the wall by Trump, Mexico looks to recast image in U.S. 2016-04-25T04:00:00Z I remember once awkwardly broaching the Sylvia question with him, after several glasses of wine, and being touched and amazed at the flood of loving recollection released by a simple – and tactless – inquiry. The 100 best nonfiction books: No 4 – Birthday Letters by Ted Hughes (1998) 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z While others were upset by the tactless move. People Are Freaking Out Over the Massive Star Wars Spoiler on This Car 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z We hoped, without being tactless enough to ask, that she’d scraped together enough money for the disposal fee, in the face of the cat’s death. Verge Fiction: Model Organisms 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z She says she’s glad the administration undertook an interagency review to address what she calls “the uncoordinated, sporadic and often tactless way” some federal agencies and officials communicated with these families. Shaheen to meet with mother of James Foley 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z Arguments over a tactless hand gesture might be called a childish spat. Pointing fingers 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z “But the reality was I hadn’t spoken to Mr. Cosby. I felt that it would be tactless — very rude to call someone and be like, ‘Hey, so, let me have some money right now.’” Keisha Knight Pulliam defends Bill Cosby: “All I can speak to is the man that I know and I love” 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Choking back tears, Smith told the court she was tactless and made a mistake. Judge sentences woman to 25 years in kidnapping 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z The next four years will be no place for a tactless, emotionally insecure, inflammatory or politically tone-deaf mayor. David Catania has experience, but does he have the personality? Having been recently criticised for tactless cultural appropriation, perhaps Perry decided that caricaturing ancient civilisations was the safest option, assuming that the ghost of Rameses II doesn't have a Tumblr account. Katy Perry review – Stern Katy and Sensitive Katy fit her like a lead boot 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z It was an honest enough question, but I realised as soon as he began to answer that it was a tactless one, because it implied what he and his fellow astronauts were doing was pointless. Nasa's job is not to 'titillate' 2013-05-13T00:37:19Z It was an honest enough question, but I realised as soon as he began to answer, it was a tactless one because it implied what he and his fellow astronauts were doing was pointless. Nasa's job is not to 'titillate' 2013-05-13T00:37:19Z Pigheaded, some would argue, but this is too tactless a metaphor. What America Means to Israel 2013-04-22T08:45:00Z Afterwards, listening to the tape, I wince; I feel as though I've been unwittingly cruel, at the very least tactless. Ledley King: life after football 2013-04-13T20:54:12Z Mr Stephenson said: "What I did was undoubtedly tactless - it was a poor joke and I apologise." Shootings joke councillor removed 2012-09-25T13:56:49Z Greening more or less implied that advocates of the third runway needn't bother contributing to her consultation because the facts haven't changed, a tactless and inaccurate suggestion. Heathrow's third runway meets fourth-party politics 2012-08-28T11:38:37Z Koh could be brusque and tactless with his colleagues, though he would just as easily break into boyish giggles when something amused him. Drones: The Silent Killers 2012-05-28T05:00:00Z The other day he heard some tactless people talking about electric shocks, and he got it into his head that he couldn't touch anything without getting an electric shock. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z And she—tactless or over-sure of her position—scowled back, harshly derided the new order of affairs, and waxed more evil-tempered than ever. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z When I was in the Cabinet our ambassador at Rome had made an unfavorable report about him because of some supposed tactless move which was objected to by our ambassador. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z His own world knew him, and took care not to provoke him by a tactless word or an inquisitive question. Starvecrow Farm 2012-03-15T02:00:29.617Z According to the sagas Ulf was aggressive, vigorous, and brave; but he was also tactless and careless in speech, and possessed a temper that was not easily controlled. Canute the Great The Rise of Danish Imperialism during the Viking Age 2012-02-23T03:00:38.817Z Jasmine supposed it might be tactless to observe that Edred showed no signs of heartbreak, and instead of commenting she enquired sympathetically what Ethelred was going to do. Rich Relatives 2012-04-05T02:00:45.670Z Davis was a man of scholarly tastes, an orator of unusual ability and 867 great eloquence, tireless and fearless in fighting political battles, but impulsive to the verge of rashness, impractical, tactless and autocratic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z We learn that Diogenes and Crates sought to force their principles upon their fellows in an obtrusive, tactless manner. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z I'm a tactless oaf, I know, and me manners are atrocious to be for trying to break through the barriers ye've put up round yourself. The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z "And I guess I know who the other is," said Tomlinson, who was a trifle tactless now and then. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Poor Philip—who had yet to learn the lesson that feminine indiscretions must always be accepted without comment and never again referred to without direct invitation—merely reiterated his tactless statement. A Knight on Wheels 2011-12-24T03:08:07.830Z But it was Willie's doom to be always tactless or unwelcome, and his sympathy was an annoyance. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z The explanations were not very satisfactory, the illustration even tactless, but then the problem had not been stated quite fully. The Wolves of God And Other Fey Stories 2011-12-17T03:00:15.447Z Now who was the tactless idiot who told you that? The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z The tactless person can never be made to understand this. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z Jim, I think you are the most tactless person in the world.” The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z The man who watched her felt puzzled to understand what there had been in his tactless speech to cause her embarrassment, what there was in his further speech to relieve the strain. Grit Lawless 2011-12-01T03:00:18.137Z I asked, with tactless ignorance, after examining it long and patiently from as many different points as I could discover in the small room. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z It happens that I am myself a tactless sort of a person, not skillful at avoiding saying what I mean. The Book of Life 2011-11-25T03:00:13.343Z The tactless person treats a person according to a scientific method as if he were a thing. Atlantic Classics, Second Series 2011-12-09T03:00:20.203Z He felt that she ought to have ignored this thing; to embarrass him by thrusting it under his notice was tactless and annoying. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z The "touchiness" of the world in general affords tactless persons a perennial source of offended astonishment. Diana Tempest, Volume III (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:34.213Z Harry's opening of the subject, consequently, seemed to her tactless and a trifle brutal. The Whirligig of Time 2011-11-04T02:00:23.063Z His colleague, M. H�bert, the Minister of Justice, was still more tactless, but this was his habit. The Recollections of Alexis de Tocqueville 2011-11-02T02:00:13.477Z People want to be short here, but it’s hard when all it takes is for one tactless politician or some headline in Europe to reverse any run-up in yields. Bond Auction Demand Sinks to Least Since ’08: Australia Credit 2011-10-10T14:35:04Z It might hit the Doctor fair and square,—"the tactless, witless, provincial fool." The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z But I’m a tactless beggar in these matters. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z You are a good for nothing, very ungraceful, very tactless, very tatterdemalion. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z Not one of them, of course, was so tactless as to refer to the matter... but my friends had friends who insisted upon being introduced to me. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z She spoke in a reflective tone that had a conclusive quality in it, but the tactless Trevellyan ignored the hint of finality and inquired matter-of-factly: "Why?" The War-Workers 2011-08-25T02:00:32.260Z They had not, and I see now that my question was singularly tactless. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z In replying to this rather tactless question, Franklin's pen ran on until he had completed not so much a letter as an economic essay. Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2) A Biographical and Critical Study Based Mainly on his own Writings 2011-08-16T02:00:37.443Z When they deliver the truth to a waiting patient, they are often called tactless. Through these Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer 2011-08-14T02:00:18.947Z And as he spoke, his eyes were riveted on the tactless young man, who turned livid and trembled. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z "Please go on, pastor," interrupted her ladyship, a little annoyed by the tactless manner in which her hostess defended her inanities; but the latter did not yet count the battle as lost. The Red Room 2011-08-13T02:00:26.943Z This was a tactless speech, to say the least, for Mary O’Rourke’s father was merely a day laborer, and several of the other girls on the committee were from poor families. The Girls of Central High Rivals for All Honors 2011-08-11T02:00:17.153Z That fellow who persisted in making tactless observations about the aristocracy. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z Munroe was suspended in February after the school became aware of her blog, in which she also described some students as “frightfully dim,” ‘’whiny” and “tactless.” School: Pa. teacher suspended for blogging about ?lazy whiners? has legal right to return 2011-08-03T17:23:44Z So devastating were the comments of Milbury — himself a lawyer and, as fans have come to know from his work as a television commentator, often a tactless speaker — Salo broke down in tears. Ryan Callahan and Rangers Avoid Unpleasantness of Arbitration 2011-07-28T00:27:21Z Nobody else, she was sure, could have been tactless 95 enough to tell Miss Lentz what Ruth had said. Ruth Fielding Homeward Bound A Red Cross Worker's Ocean Perils 2011-07-17T02:00:37.407Z Nathalie, the country doctor's orphan daughter, teacher to the excellently drawn schoolmistress, Mademoiselle Dantin, is sometimes disturbingly rude and tactless, in spite of her graceful beauty. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z You know what a blundering, tactless, offensive beast Bracebrydge can be. The Ruby Sword A Romance of Baluchistan 2011-07-05T02:00:28.367Z Father Barry again entreated, when Mrs. Grace, frank and always tactless, bemoaned the wan appearance of her niece. The Higher Court 2011-06-27T02:01:00.213Z It probably was annoying to have three separate delegations take notice of your poverty in one day, and there was no telling how tactless the first two had been. The Camp Fire Girls on the Open Road or, Glorify Work 2011-06-23T02:00:25.403Z "Why is she always by herself?" asked Lady Pamela, who was, the Bishop could not help thinking, being rather steadily tactless. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z Our Prince has a something about him which would stop any tactless remarks of that sort before they were spoken …” “Quite true, quite true,” said Herr von Schröder. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z "Well, when people are so tactless as to sit up on deck just over one's head, stamping and shouting out ribald songs...." Dry Fish and Wet Tales from a Norwegian Seaport 2011-04-24T02:00:08.440Z It is not only, however, the crotchety man, or the quarrelsome man, or the tactless man, who, because he cannot work with anybody else, poses as “independent.” Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z To a sensible man nothing is quite so insipid as a vain, brainless, tactless beauty, whose opinions are but echoes, and who imagines that her beauty alone will hold him chained to her chariot. The Man Who Pleases and the Woman Who Charms 2011-04-05T02:00:10.347Z Whatever he may have soppy clueless Southerners believe, Yorkshire is not exclusively populated by rude, tactless, potentially undiagnosed sufferers of narcissistic personality disorder. Geoff Boycott's sensitive side? it's so well hidden 2011-03-27T00:06:33Z It was overhasty--it was more, was tactless, tasteless. Boris Lensky 2011-03-07T03:00:10.233Z Euripides, hearing of the plot, persuades his elderly father-in-law to go in disguise to the forbidden celebration and defend him—which he does in a ruinously tactless way. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z With all these Western-Europe grimaces she combined something of her Russian, half Asiatic exaggeration, by which she became still more grotesque and tactless. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z Upon the whole, I consider such feeling about rather tactless. Withered Leaves. Vol. III.(of III) A Novel 2011-02-25T03:01:13.983Z There was no coldness in her manner, no displeasure in her tone, but, of course, he understood that it would be worse than tactless to inquire further. Louisiana 2011-02-18T03:00:21.217Z In the most heedless and tactless manner the noble Master proceeded to forfeit the sympathy, the esteem, and the confidence of those who had hitherto dispensed those commodities so lavishly. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z You must understand, Miss Crane," pursued the widow, egotistic and tactless as ever, "that I must be mistress in my own house. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z He usually excused the tactless exuberance of a poorly cared for, badly brought up woman of the Conservatory. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z "Where is Lilian?" asks Guy, abruptly, with all the tactless truthfulness of a man when he has one absorbing object in view. Airy Fairy Lilian 2011-02-11T03:00:31.760Z "Indeed, I meant nothing against the poor child," Dr. Cross explained, realising that she had, indeed, been singularly tactless. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z That tactless Egbert, indeed, gives papa a great deal to do. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z His face darkened so at her speech that Mrs. Walter struck in hurriedly so as to draw the lightning from the tactless speaker. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z To sail against Jack is a tactless thing to do. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z It occurred to her that this frank, tactless, simple young man might do very well in that capacity. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z How tactless it was of him to say this in Adolphine's presence! Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z Captain Bill knew that it would be tactless at that moment to try to convince Hal that he could tell a story. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z Jimmy turned a wrathful face upon her, and Young George frowned his displeasure at this tactless humour. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z The moment the words had passed his lips he knew he had made a tactless start. The Man with the Double Heart 2010-12-21T22:55:56.757Z And the Italian's "tactless" decision to retire David Beckham from international football in a TV interview has impressed nobody. Football transfer rumours: Chelsea keeping tabs on Neymar? 2010-08-12T08:18:00Z Or was it because she couldn't help it, because she was tactless ... or, very likely, took an unconscious pleasure in hurting other people?... Dr. Adriaan 2010-12-29T03:00:33.467Z "Although we think this situation arose from tactless and adventurous foreign policies, we are against it because it will affect people's lives," Mousavi said in comments carried on his website Kaleme. Iran will ditch fuel plan if new sanctions: speaker 2010-05-23T18:11:00Z In a realm where tactless questions have become commonplace, writes Michael Silver of Yahoo.com, Ireland has nonetheless reached a new low. Leading Off: A Good Night for the Old Guard 2010-04-28T16:41:00Z Clemente loves nothing more than being contrary and has often been accused of being a crass, tactless bully who only picks on the little guy, choosing easy, defenceless prey, but that's only half true. Mission possible for Real Valladolid as Javier Clemente answers SOS 2010-04-15T12:30:00Z It seemed as if she feared that he would be tactless enough to begin talking of the boy. The Undying Past A brief review in Pip's mind of the most expeditious forms of assassination was interrupted by a cheery hail across the table from Jacky Chell, a hearty but tactless youth of boisterous temperament. "Pip" A Romance of Youth Since it is only the tactless Hun who is lacking in psychological subtlety, this strange phenomenon must be otherwise explicable. The Sacred Egoism of Sinn Féin She could have burst into one of her nervous fits of sobbing, but she restrained herself, knowing that Uncle was tactless, noisy and common, but that he would never hurt her wilfully. Small Souls "Jonathan, you are as tactless as the thrush." The Jonathan Papers How many men there were troubling themselves about his welfare, men who had the right to give him their well-meant tactless advice. The Undying Past Cullyngham's good nature and tact having smoothed over the rather jarring sensation produced by Cockles's thoroughly tactless reminiscences, conversation became general again. "Pip" A Romance of Youth "Then love your husband," said the tactless man. A Yankee from the West A Novel You admit it yourself, De Mouy, tactless conspirator that you are! Marguerite de Valois Pondering over these things as I sat on the hotel verandah, I finally reached the conclusion that to print such a dispatch as that in the "Straits Times" was, to say the least, most tactless. The Opium Monopoly "Was there ever a more tactless way of beginning, but I've got something to tell you that is so exquisitely funny that it would cheer up an oyster, or even a radical." Patricia Brent, Spinster One of the straightest of these strokes, Fleda saw, would be the dance of delight over the mystery Mrs. Gereth had laid bare—the loud, lawful, tactless joy of the explorer leaping upon the strand. The Spoils of Poynton "Drunkards ever tell the truth," flung back a MacLean with which he plunged a dirk into the heart of the tactless guest. The Book of Buried Treasure Being a True History of the Gold, Jewels, and Plate of Pirates, Galleons, etc., which are sought for to this day He drew analogies which were extraordinarily tactless and unpleasant, and, as Mrs. Aishton, a very refined woman, said afterward, made her regret that her daughter was present. Thirty Roddy could detect in Massiter's attitude that pity moved him to additional cheerfulness, and this was irritating; then Massiter's clumsy efforts to avoid topics that might be especially tactless—that also was tiresome. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary But Angela, in her bland and tactless manner, put the finishing touch to his embarrassment and cut off his retirement. The Youngest Girl in the School It will be so disappointing if they don’t,” said Philippa the tactless. The Daughters of a Genius Contractors who'd been tactless enough to offend them into taking their business elsewhere. Rats in the Belfry May I ask, Miss Matterson, whether you are included in this newly formed—ha—fraternity?” said Trask in his most asinine tones; but then he was always a tactless fool. A Veldt Vendetta Still, you know how tactless some people can be. In the Cards How far, if at all, the connection was actually immoral we shall probably never know, but the case as it stands shows Katharine to have been passionate, self-willed, and utterly tactless. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History Sometimes, too, a tactless condescension reveals to sensitive neighbors that fatal sense of superiority which is deadly to all good influence, for rural democracy is passing proud. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity So Luke and Louisa did as convention bade them, and people stared at them and asked them inane questions that were meant to be delicate, but were supremely tactless. The Heart of a Woman “You could never be either awkward or tactless, Lyn,” he answered. The Triumph of Hilary Blachland Mrs Wenlock, you see, was one of those good souls who pride themselves on speaking their minds—in this case an utterly tactless operation. Aletta A Tale of the Boer Invasion Bold and spirited, and it must be added utterly tactless, she revelled in the independent domination which she enjoyed. The Wives of Henry the Eighth and the Parts They Played in History After this tactless outburst, Aunt Gretchen came about and sailed out of the conservatory. "And That's How It Was, Officer" It seems rather tactless," she said starting to leave and turning back, "to tell you about our good luck just now, but of course you knew about the Square Deal. Molly Brown's Sophomore Days How awkward and tactless you must think me!” The Triumph of Hilary Blachland The nurses are all right—God bless them, I say—but, good Lord, what do the sick in the hospitals not suffer from the tactless wisdom of the embryo physicians! The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients She was one of those people who are clever, but tactless. Loyal to the School Upon that the members of the committee put their heads together and decided that Pál Gregorics was a tactless fellow. St. Peter's Umbrella I find them tactless and inappropriate at this late time.” A Little Garrison A Realistic Novel of German Army Life of To-day She felt embarrassed, suddenly, and tactless, for she had taken it for granted that they were both of the class to which the modest cottage must seem small. The Strange Cases of Dr. Stanchon The laugh that ensued was choked with a cough, and the tactless Hanway was moved to expostulate. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Oh, you know the fellow I mean—the one that was always making tactless remarks about the aristocracy. The German Classics, v. 20 Masterpieces of German Literature It was really disgraceful of Gregorics, but he was always tactless. St. Peter's Umbrella Older people who have forgotten how tender their own sensibilities once were are rather fond of cracking jokes, and make tactless, pointed remarks. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements If Miss Ocky noticed his tactless expression of awe—and she rarely missed anything so obvious—it probably did nothing to raise the young man in her esteem. The Monk of Hambleton Every audacious and tactless provocation fails in its object; it drives away the men and destroys a young girl's reputation. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study They're rich ... the war's bringing them extraordinary prosperity ... and some of our people are tactless. Changing Winds A Novel In fact, in that case it was even more tactless. St. Peter's Umbrella She appreciated the frankness which had prompted this warning and saw that she had made a tactless blunder, but she looked at him steadily. Blake's Burden Well, I blame you a little bit, because you were a little bit tactless. Daisy's Aunt I have seen lady doctors with whom one could discuss the most ticklish subjects, profoundly shocked by the misplaced pleasantries of a tactless professor. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study Her hands clasped tightly in her lap, her eyes downcast, she seemed shrunken together, overcome by his tactless intrusion. Amabel Channice However, he would seek out a model for the latter; but if in the end he could not find a better, he should not want that of the importunate and tactless Prior. Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 04 (of 10), Filippino Lippi to Domenico Puligo In a tactless manner he made a pointedly unpleasant remark bearing upon the marriage of her sister Mary to the distinguished actor, Thomas Apthorpe Cooper, a subject upon which the Fairlie family was somewhat sensitive. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century She may even have flattered herself that she was showing tact—keeping an unconscious Gerry out of the way, who might else interfere with the stars in their courses, in the manner of the tactless. Somehow Good If he were being purposely tactless he realised he had gone far enough. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker He's just a trifle tactless, shows a bit of temper sometimes. Amabel Channice And I can never make out whether he means well, but is stupid and tactless, or whether he delights to spring such explosives on inoffensive people. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius The brother-in-law was tactless, incensed the tribesmen, and provoked them to bastinado him, whereupon the soldier lost his head, and fired his gun off into the air. In the Tail of the Peacock His tactless blunder caused his summary dismissal from Washington and aided the Republican cause much as the Burchard affair had injured it four years before. The New Nation He was just beginning to like him, when the tactless fellow, stopping before the collection of little dogs, spoiled everything. The Rough Road It seemed to Agatha that he was tactless in suggesting anything of the kind, but she answered candidly. Hawtrey's Deputy He might have truly said "the car," but under the circumstances he thought that this would be tactless. Bones in London Jean longed to know about school, and they told her of St. Helen’s, of Miss King, and Miss Wallace, of the dear funny Blackmores, and of poor tactless Miss Green. Virginia of Elk Creek Valley No, no, Master Mark, it won't do; I've got you, and I mean to stick to you; you know what a tactless beggar I can be when I like. The Giant's Robe Besides it would be tactless to call and upset her. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories It was tactless, but I didn't mean to hurt you. Hawtrey's Deputy His whole concern now is how to be rid of this large tactless personage. The Wagnerian Romances The shadow of her sorrow had been forgotten during the strenuous moments she had gone through; the tactless remark brought it back upon her with cruel emphasis. The Rider of Waroona Her Royal master established her in the palace as serving-maid to the ailing Tsarina, a generous but somewhat tactless act on his part. Terribly Intimate Portraits Now if Hilderman should by any tactless remark betray our strange experience in the afternoon there would be the devil to pay. The Mystery of the Green Ray But to Ruth, politely reared in a house with three maids, where it was as tactless to discuss God as to discuss sex, his defiances seemed terrifyingly new.... The Trail of the Hawk A Comedy of the Seriousness of Life He was not going to meet the enemy over tea-cups, at least, not under the soldier’s tactless supervision. The Place of Honeymoons "The tactless fool," he muttered, resentment rising against the man who had not hesitated to add another twelve hours' work to an already arduous day when the call of suffering reached him. The Rider of Waroona His cousin had been tactless and stubborn, but the Cousin Eleanor affair had been well meant, after all. The Windy Hill He had expected at the outset of his address that he would say something which would arouse the anger of the people of Rixton, and so was not surprised at his tactless remarks. The Unknown Wrestler I felt clumsy and tactless, somehow, and certain that what I might say would be too much or too little. Margarita's Soul The Romantic Recollections of a Man of Fifty I marvel that other back yards are not filled with the bones of stupid, tactless, irritating wives. How to Cook Husbands I see them always, the relatives, in slow circulation; restless and nervous and casual their note, not less than strikingly genial, but with vaguenesses, lapses, eclipses, that deprived their society of a tactless weight. A Small Boy and Others One is not to be impatient with your cousin when he makes tactless mistakes about—about how you are to be entertained. The Windy Hill I believe, for a woman, I am quite unpardonably clumsy and tactless.' Peter and Jane or The Missing Heir Well, if I must, I shall have to fight For the love of a bounding Balkanite; But O what a tactless choice of time, When the bathing season is at its prime! Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, August 5th, 1914 There were Hindus and Moslems to be kept from flying at each other’s throats, and at a tactless word or sign of wavering, either party would have pulled him down.” Masters of the Wheat-Lands The note was useless and tactless as well. Fair Margaret A Portrait Dodo is such a tactless child that she never stops to consider whether her questions are too personal, or not. Polly's Business Venture Stafforth, having been foolish enough to incur her displeasure by tactless amorous advances, feared that once her position became unassailable she would cause him to be dismissed from court. A German Pompadour Being the Extraordinary History of Wilhelmine van Grävenitz, Landhofmeisterin of Wirtemberg A good-natured, broad-shouldered, tactless, self-sufficient person, he had taken up his work with a complacent feeling that no field of labor could fail to be benefited by his patronage; he was content now as always. That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 It seemed to Agatha that he was tactless in suggesting anything of the kind, but she replied candidly. Masters of the Wheat-Lands Smithers was pluckily doing up his bootlace several yards away; a tactless grin seemed to desolate his features. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 146, June 3, 1914 You always do what I want you to,” replied his tactless child. The Cricket These difficulties were enhanced by the cold and tactless behaviour of Macartney. William Pitt and the Great War After that tactless remark, the four brothers-in-law began to feel envious of Raven. A Treasury of Eskimo Tales I was tactless, but I didn’t mean to hurt you. Masters of the Wheat-Lands There was such solicitude in Mr. Lavington's gaze that it seemed almost to fling a shield between his nephew and Mr. Grisben's tactless scrutiny. The Triumph Of Night 1916 And although often tactless, for tact and extreme honesty are incompatible, he is usually kind. 'Oh, Well, You Know How Women Are!' Had his good sense been equal to his abilities, he might have gone far; but events soon showed him to be tactless and headstrong. William Pitt and the Great War Dickens has left it upon record how his feelings were hurt at the tactless way in which the well-meaning Lord Mayor, Sir James Duke, Bart., The History of "Punch" He disappeared from view, and further disclosures would be tactless. No Man's Land But he was diffident, fearing to approach the subject which he had so much at heart clumsily and in a tactless, tasteless manner. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance "It was most tactless—and not very nice." Eliza It was just one of those things a tactless chief of staff would sometimes do; but, even though Willett appreciated, none the less did he welcome the order. Tonio, Son of the Sierras A Story of the Apache War He was well-intentioned, honourable, and, in essentials, humane, but he was arrogant and tactless. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry Grenville was a good lawyer and a good man of business, but he was extremely dull and extremely tactless, and he was at as much pains to offend the King as if he intended offence. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III Marjorie gave a little tense jerk of outraged pride at this rather tactless speech. I've Married Marjorie Coming here, to the place where my poor boy was lost, has upset my nerves; and, really, your aunt Chrysophrasia is so very tactless. Paul Patoff A collision naturally took place, and the Governor—well known to all of us in Manila as crack-brained and tactless—sent the chief Protestant missionary, Mr. E. T. The Philippine Islands A rude, offensive person he, a tactless man and coarse. Rippling Rhymes The scout gave the girl a glance of apology; he was a tactless individual in shading facts. Joan of Arc of the North Woods The Kaiser considers this conduct extremely tactless, and threatens, if it continues, to spell Bulgarian with a "V." Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 5, 1916 Their beauty was marred by the rubber stamp which was put over the sign of old Nicholas' rule, which the thoughtless or tactless London money maker printed on the issue. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 When an Englishman does a tactless thing he generally hastens to make it worse, becomes suddenly shy, and flounders. Adam Johnstone's Son A tactless enthusiast, who considered it his business to tell every man the unvarnished truth regardless of consequences. The Chocolate Soldier Heroism—The Lost Chord of Christianity The man we have to deal with had something excessive about him; he was headstrong, tactless, impractical, enormously energetic, a prodigious worker, a conceiver of grandiose projects, and a relentless hunter of patrons. John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut "Well, that greatly depends upon taste," returns Molly, who, though angry, finds a grim amusement in watching the flounderings of this tactless old person. Molly Bawn She had been tactless as usual in thus expressing her feelings about peace to a man who was a great warrior. The Red Cross Girls with the Russian Army "I don't know," said the tactless Mr. Wheeler. A Master Of Craft We caught them Salting, Herr Sydney here and myself, surely it was 'tactless' of them? A Rip Van Winkle Of The Kalahari Seven Tales of South-West Africa He had been wholly stupid and tactless in pouncing upon her with what he realized, under the calming influences of the brisk sea air, must have struck her as the vaporings of a dangerous lunatic. Blacksheep! Blacksheep! Few of his speeches are great; many of them are marred by tactless phrases, such as "too proud to fight" and "peace without victory." Woodrow Wilson and the World War A Chronicle of Our Own Times. They were the living tokens of a government which, on every ground of sentiment, was alien to the Highland people, a government, moreover, that had been tactless in its plans and its acts. The Black Colonel The bridesmaid was not so much tactless as envious. The Brentons Yes, I was still a bachelor—and probably a tactless, even a brutal, one. On the Stairs It cannot be gainsaid that his suspicions of society ways, and of ordinarily conventional literary men, often betrayed him into tactless discourtesies. Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration Norwich, July 5th, 1913 I haven't found out what the trouble is, but I know you must have sinned against the girl in some way, or done something tactless, which is worse, and made her angry. The Chauffeur and the Chaperon Accordingly, when de Beauvallon was tactless enough to upset him again, he "answered somewhat abruptly." The Magnificent Montez From Courtesan to Convert But that tactless friend's interruption simply furnished Le Merquier with a pretext for an immediate and natural transition. The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) This was shown in the Cabinet meeting by the very tactless, but very Norwegian expressions when the break-down of the negotiations was officially announced. The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents One cannot help suspecting that the little thing he said, which was not so many things, must then have been something peculiarly tactless! Browning's Heroines Elsie was old beyond her years, and had been quick to understand the true position of affairs; but Maud hardly knew which was more painful—Agatha’s tactless speeches, or the other’s undisguised commiseration. A Houseful of Girls The more intently did her mother’s eyes regard her, the more meek and downcast became her air; she figuratively turned the other cheek to Maud’s tactless sallies, and played humble handmaid to Rowena’s lightest wish. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story Well, Lottie evidently intended to be comforting, but she had an extraordinary tactless way of going about it, Kate reflected angrily. Pixie O'Shaughnessy Joseph II. continued nominally the policy of enlightened despotism, but in so tactless a manner that most of his projects were brought to nought. The Governments of Europe So arrogant was his bearing and so tactless and injudicious his talk, that the envoys from Antigua fled in the night with one of the ships and reported the situation to the colony. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure I can’t imagine what he wants!” said Agatha the tactless, blurting out her thoughts as usual, and beaming round the company, unconscious of the consternation which her words had caused. A Houseful of Girls Senator Crane was the exact opposite of Brent, in that he looked to be exactly what he was; a figure rigidly type-cast to the role of a blustering, tactless servant of the people. Ten From Infinity The other ladies looked at one another, and the speaker, realizing that she had been tactless, stopped abruptly. The Hand in the Dark He was a Stuart of the Stuarts, irrevocably attached to the doctrine of divine right and sufficiently tactless to take no pains to disguise the fact. The Governments of Europe He was a rash, impetuous, reckless, head-long, tactless, unscrupulous man, and brutal and cruel to a high degree. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure Small boys made tactless remarks about my personal appearance and eccentric habits, but I ignored them, feverishly thinking that this adventure would necessitate an early visit to my club. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, November 24, 1920 And he could have said nothing more tactless. The Heather-Moon Decidedly the situation was a delicate one; the wrong kind of interference—the tactless kind—might merely render it worse. Brood of the Witch-Queen They were tactless enough to propose staying over the next day. Fighting For Peace I don't know that I mayn't have put this in a tactless way. Set in Silver The amiable but tactless Snavely saw a happy solution of the problem. Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers In adding the little tribute I meant well; but I saw in an instant that I'd been tactless. The Heather-Moon The present member of Congress from the Demijohn District, whose seat Shelby coveted, may be most charitably described as a man of tactless integrity. The Henchman When he tried to offer her help or cheer her she made him feel like a foolish and tactless intruder, forcing his way into the place that was hers alone. The Emigrant Trail This question was felt by every one to be tactless. The Prelude to Adventure "It's a shame you didn't make the team, Judy!" sympathized one tactless sophomore. Jane Allen: Right Guard The tactless beast got up steam and proposed for her the day after I had offered him the living. Prisoners Fast Bound In Misery And Iron "Do you mean to say that you love the Count?" inquired Schmidt, surprised beyond measure by the girl's words and rendered thereby even more tactless than usual. A Cigarette-Maker's Romance In none of them has he ever made a false step or uttered a tactless note. Fighting France What a dreadful thing to say and how tactless! The Prelude to Adventure "Old Gold-Dust" often said unpleasant things—truthful, but eminently tactless,—and she felt that he was likely to say some of those unpleasant things now. The Treasure of Heaven A Romance of Riches I did not hear of this tactless excursion until it was over, but I shared Berchtold's surprise at such a proceeding on the part of both Ministers. In the World War I was transcribing a temperature-chart for Barbara's patient when a tactless messenger came to say that my car was at the door. Leaves from a Field Note-Book If she is tactless enough not to give notice of her intended arrival, she probably has not the good sense to depart as quickly as possible. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada "There was nothing tactless about it," he assured her. Nobody's Man A tactless remark on the part of one of the deputies had set alight once more the smouldering fire of resentment which the cowboys had all the time felt against them. The Black Box This time Haswell did not vouchsafe even a monosyllable in reply, and the tactless Kirk assumed the double burden of the conversation. Destiny They would certainly be tactless enough to question him as he passed the door. More William Harry knew the rector's tactless way too well to be affronted now by any remark he might make or any question he might ask. The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax "I am afraid that I asked a tactless question, but how could I know?" Nobody's Man Mrs. Rheinholdt was suddenly aware that she was becoming a little tactless. The Black Box But his speech was vague, incoherent, and tactless. The Half-Hearted Logan was inclined to reply that he could furnish, at first hand, an exception to the rule, but this appeared tactless. The Disentanglers This suggestion was voted impossible and tactless—at least, we didn't put it quite like that. Adventures of a Despatch Rider I suppose he was tactless and I lost my temper. Nobody's Man "That accounts for it," said the tactless but sincere Mr. Rodney. The Husbands of Edith He was bidden welcome, and thanked in a tactless way for his kindness to Mr. Wishart's daughter. The Half-Hearted It is this tactless way of rubbing it in which annoys so many people. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-01 Whether shaking it so noisily was not peculiarly tactless? A Wanderer in Venice Relations were tactless, and he felt sorry he had asked them. Beyond The Rocks A Love Story It was a tactless remark and the artist made no reply. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 7th, 1920 She forgave him his rudeness and folly, his tactless speech and his comical face. The Half-Hearted Fussy, energetic, tactless, he was the true type of the academic ecclesiastic, and alike in his personal qualities and his wonderful grasp of detail, he may be compared to Archbishop Laud. The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) "Wilt thou reproach me, Ta-user, for my son's wilfulness?" was his tactless reply. The Yoke A Romance of the Days when the Lord Redeemed the Children of Israel from the Bondage of Egypt The old quack's regard fell upon his tactless comforter, dull and heavy as lead. The Clarion It was all very well to have suddenly become a saint and want to love everybody, but need she be so tactless? The Enchanted April "How was it they were so little in tune," she wondered, "wasting time with this tactless badinage?" Bluebell A Novel But he did not come right out and say a thing so utterly tactless. One Third Off The news was blurted out with tactless plainness. A Loose End and Other Stories Bulger dressed fearlessly; no one with eyes could deny that; but he was tactless. Bunker Bean For the old intimacy had never been quite re-established between them since the day of his tactless juvenile proposal—for so he saw it now. Far to Seek A Romance of England and India But I wished to heaven he weren't, at that critical time, so tactless. A Woman Named Smith But this tactless fellow lays no restraint upon himself when other people are present. A Doll's House For the space of a dozen breaths nothing could be heard in Ward C; that is—unless one was tactless enough to mention the sound of two throbbing hearts. The Primrose Ring The Bear, although polite, is as pertinacious, quite, As the tactless Teuton pig. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 101, October 31, 1891 I hope I have not said anything tactless. The Man with the Clubfoot The King's treatment of Nelson was worse than tactless; it was an impertinence. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon He seems to have been the villain of this diary, but really he is not a bad sort of fellow, save for a strain of tactless selfishness. John Henry Smith A Humorous Romance of Outdoor Life But while so much can be said against the tactless, and, it may be, the vindictive captain, just as much can be said against some crews who ignored the duty of submitting to control. Windjammers and Sea Tramps He stopped abruptly, as if he had just arrested himself in a tactless remark. Tell England A Study in a Generation She was blunt, without being tactless, and her conversation was sometimes piquant. Ranching for Sylvia Jaffery, in his tactless way, by using the absurd term 'dragon,' has missed the point altogether. Jaffery It was explained that a community was sometimes all of one faith: "therefore it does not want to be disturbed by tactless preachers of other beliefs." The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People In answering their questions she drawled slightly, and smiled in a manner that, although not contemptuous, might permit them to guess that they had made a tactless mistake. The Devil's Garden Dr. Chapman, as tactless as he was kindly, declared to those about him that Fillet's judgment was at fault, and thus helped to increase the uproar. Tell England A Study in a Generation Tact, diplomacy, and good judgment can be learned and used efficiently by the countless thousands of people who now are tactless, undiplomatic, and characterized by poor judgment. Certain Success Which tactless, though I admit unavoidable, reply did not greatly please Doria. Jaffery Cold comfort for his correspondent; a tactless, strained, theatrical thing to do, we may call it. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 He hoped the boys would not guess that Bland was in earnest; a poor, cheap joke is sometimes better than tactless sincerity. The Thunder Bird As though deploring such tactless persistency, Penny pursed up his mouth, laid his head on one side, shrugged his shoulders, and held his peace. Tell England A Study in a Generation A tactless comparison was made between the French nation and a bon vivant of sixty-five who flatters himself that he can enjoy life's pleasures on the same scale as when he was only thirty. The Inside Story of the Peace Conference The mother was so tactless as to make the children, even at a tender age, the confidants of her annoyances and intrigues. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 For a Prime Minister this outburst was regarded as a little tactless; its essential wisdom has been justified by the event. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, March 21, 1917 She appreciated the frankness which had prompted this warning, and she saw that she had made a tactless blunder, but she looked at him steadily. The Intriguers It is scarcely necessary to say that one whose tactless remarks ride rough-shod over the feelings of others, is not welcomed by many. Etiquette He suppressed the tactless impulse to say that he preferred a rope on the wrists to one about his neck, realising that the jest could only shock and not amuse her under the present conditions. Truxton King A Story of Graustark All were so used to the lady's tactless remarks that they only amused. The Elephant God When a man thinks he is being clumsy and tactless with a woman, he is generally making a master stroke. Through stained glass But Liszt, as unkind as she was tactless, answered, coldly, "Madame, I never play my scales in the afternoon," and turned his back on her and talked with Madame Helbig. The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 Once in a great while, a tactless person may have no better sense than to ask her abruptly for whom she is in mourning! Etiquette He did not, however, rush up to her with Alick's tactless precipitancy. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 099, March, 1876 What a tiresome, tactless idiot she, Pamela, must seem in comparison! Elizabeth's Campaign Always tactless, she charged him with it, and when he denied it, she was certain of it. Kindred of the Dust I have never heard of anything so tactless. The Sunny Side That she should have made a nun get into a sledge and drive in a company hardly sober seemed to her now stupid, tactless, and almost sacrilegious. The Darling and Other Stories And in any case it would be tactless to go into the house and upset her. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories Bernard Strang had lost two brothers in the war, and Chicksands had no sooner spoken than he reproached himself for a tactless brute. Elizabeth's Campaign Females are always making high dives into shoal water, and those tactless McKaye women are going to smear everything up yet. Kindred of the Dust These worthy but tactless animals were tethered to the waggon, and pulling and straining on it all the time, which I suppose accounted for my delusion. In the Ranks of the C.I.V. But an instant's reflection told him that the question would be tactless. Don Orsino I must stigmatize," the Emperor telegraphed, "such conduct as in the last degree tactless, indiscreet, and entirely inopportune. William of Germany The public is ceaselessly played upon by tactless devices. The Art of the Moving Picture He was incompetent, and he knew it, but Kettle had been tactless enough to tell him so; and, moreover, Kettle had thrown out the national gibe about Waterloo, which no Belgian can ever forgive. A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle He remembered also tactless remarks on board ship, such as, "Mrs. Barrington has lived all her life in England; of course, that makes all the difference." Kimono It was tactless of Gouache, he thought, for the lady might be angry. Don Orsino My elder son's wife is educated, arranges Sunday schools and libraries, but she is tactless, cruel, capricious, and physically revolting. Note-Book of Anton Chekhov My abuse of him had been tactless, to say the least, and I now tried another line of attack. The House of a Thousand Candles I ask slowly, and with a tactless emphasis. Nancy "Those marks beside your bedroom window, sir,—they look pretty fresh!" interpolated the Padre, a sincere but somewhat tactless Christian. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Jimmie objected violently to some of his sentiments, which the German was tactless enough to keep thrusting in our faces. Abroad with the Jimmies It is your own lack of thoughtfulness, your own tactless and tasteless methods with your wife, which have caused the change in her manner. A Woman of the World Her Counsel to Other People's Sons and Daughters But at the outset he was a tactless young man and had a good deal to learn before he was in any way competent to teach. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919. Yet this interference with what I deemed my rights proved to be the first step in the general overruling of them by tactless attendants and, in particular, by a certain assistant physician. A Mind That Found Itself An Autobiography Braddock, brave and honest, but tactless and wholly ignorant of the conditions predominant in any new country, raged and stormed. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign He had to admit that in this instance his course had been tactless, but he had ignored Mrs. Condor as a challenge to the presumption which he had already begun to sense. The Blood Red Dawn The two daughters called her "Ma" several times, toned her down in a tactless, effective way, and drove her at last to the muttered inventory of a basket of travelling requisites. The Country of the Blind, and Other Stories At the same time Baron Achrenthal little foresaw what a hornet's nest he would bring about his ears by the tactless method in which the annexation was carried out. The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey He felt like a man rudely awakened by a tactless servant in the middle of a sweet dream. The Torrent Entre Naranjos He heard, too, the pleased laughter in the background, high, musical peals of tactless women and the full-throated roars of brutal men. The Wrong Twin "I have been tactless," he said to her. The Second Generation At such times let the tactless woman and the thoughtless man beware, because everything they say will be a bore. From a Girl's Point of View "Oh, dear," she answered, "I must have been terribly tactless—to make you so angry." The Happiest Time of Their Lives Far worthier men had vainly sought To win her for herself alone; What potent spell could Love have wrought To draw her to a tactless drone? Poems His temperament was somewhat tactless and masterful, and he could never easily place himself at the stand-point of those who differed from him. English Men of Letters: Crabbe The very absence of external pressure, of any tactless assertion of authority on her husband's part, intensified the sense of her helplessness. The Custom of the Country It would be tactless, if not positively dangerous, if we children's librarians openly expressed our views when certain people point boastfully to themselves as shining products of mediocre story book childhoods. Library Work with Children She was caught between the negative danger of seeming indifferent and the positive one of being tactless. The Happiest Time of Their Lives That's true enough, she said; but it was awfully tactless of her to tell me of all that—you know what. A Young Girl's Diary I was tactless enough to say that I thought there was a good deal in Lord Mulross's view. The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies To Rezanov it was like a red rag to a bull; but the professor was oblivious at the moment of the tactless garment. Rezanov Captain Giles' appearance excluding the suspicion of mere sly malice, I came to the conclusion that he was simply the most tactless idiot on earth. The Shadow Line; a confession "The finest girl in the world," cried Stevens, well-meaning but tactless. Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise Its last action, which was tactless enough, was to decree that no member of the Constituent Assembly should be elected to the Legislative Assembly. The Psychology of Revolution Disclaimers of intention would have been as tactless as his presence was practically gross; and the narrowest escape they either of them had was his lucky escape, in the event, from making any. The Ambassadors The pride and admiration with which she pronounced this undeniable truth might have been thought tactless, but Penrod, not analytical, found his spirits somewhat elevated. Penrod They wondered that he could be so tactless, and to make it worse Dr. Fleming had not heard what he said. Of Human Bondage Being in a nervous twitter to get rid of him, I suppose I was pretty abrupt and tactless. Dear Enemy Mr. Hungerton, her father, really was the most tactless person upon earth,—a fluffy, feathery, untidy cockatoo of a man, perfectly good-natured, but absolutely centered upon his own silly self. The Lost World I had no intention to offend you, my dear Challenger," cried our tactless friend, "You can't be held responsible for your own physique. The Poison Belt "She said one thing I thought rather tactless," interrupted Mrs. Williams. Penrod And the lack of sympathy, well-meaning but so tactless, which had taken the poet instead to the vulgar respectability of Kennington! Of Human Bondage It's about you.—I thought of your be—… No, maybe it's tactless to speak of your heart's secrets in the presence of a young lady. The Dramatic Works of Gerhart Hauptmann Volume I He was brusque and tactless, unimaginative, plodding, commonplace in his tastes and in the elements of his character. The United States Since the Civil War You see, I believe that although the soul of the country is with the Allies, England is the most tactless country in the world. The Pawns Count The French government sent commissioners to the colony, whose tactless handling of a difficult situation fanned the flames of civil war. Santo Domingo A Country with a Future Anyhow, there he was; better, perhaps, than nobody, until she learned from his own lips—tactless though ardent lips—that he had come from Cairo to Assuan, from Assuan to Philae, to see her. It Happened in Egypt He possessed immense courage and was an excellent fighter; but, like many men of combative disposition, he was tactless and turbulent. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate And immediately he was sorry that his tactless query had swung the conversation to bear upon her father, the thought of whom could not but prove painful to her. The Black Bag There was indeed some excuse for his irritation, when his family wrote something tactless, or involved themselves in fresh misfortunes, just as matters perhaps seemed progressing a little less unfavourably than usual. Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings "Are you going upstairs, dear?" inquired his tactless spouse. From One Generation to Another She meagrely returned Clara's embrace, and left her in a reverie of tactless scheming for the restoration of peace with Mr. Atherton. A Modern Instance How could he believe that I would allow myself to be terrified by rough treatment or won by tactless reprimands? Recollections of My Childhood and Youth He tried to argue, and was tactless enough to speak, not like a man of culture, who advances arguments without exposition, but as a professional, bringing out disconcerting facts. Jean Christophe: in Paris The Market-Place, Antoinette, the House Gaganov's conduct was declared utterly tactless: "not knowing friend from foe." The Possessed (The Devils) "Well, you know, Imogen, you were a little tactless about her friendship—about this Sir Basil." A Fountain Sealed Britain has been too forgetful of the past, America, perhaps, too mindful; and in the everyday relations of life Britain has often been tactless and unsympathetic, America suspicious and supersensitive. America To-day, Observations and Reflections She had not been happy in the town in a tactless and unkind family. Jean-Christophe, Volume I And in addition there were certain personal experiences, feelings of revolt and disgust, a tactless confessor who had hurt her…. Jean-Christophe Journey's End Then suddenly it dawned on her what a tactless thing she had said. Shallow Soil Mrs. Wyndham rarely said a tactless thing, but this evening she was in such good spirits that she said what came uppermost in her thoughts. An American Politician It seemed to me tactless and absurd for an Englishman to lay any stress on the war as affecting the relations between the two peoples. America To-day, Observations and Reflections The mail-order houses with progressive methods not only guard against inexcusable blunders and tactless letters but they are studying the classes and the individuals with whom they are dealing. Business Correspondence And, being very tactless, he horrified Jacqueline with the ridiculous questions he put to her about her tastes, her morality, etc., etc. Jean-Christophe Journey's End And she realised instantly that she had not treated this man with the consideration due him; she had been tactless; she had rebuffed him with unnecessary harshness. Shallow Soil "Have you been ill, dear?"—those tactless observations that so many people feel it necessary to make, as if there were no mirrors or scales or symptoms for one's information and distress. We Can't Have Everything And, if Merolchazzar had a fault, it was a tendency to be a little tactless in his dealings with that powerful body. The Clicking of Cuthbert It was only after I made some blunder or said some tactless thing that Mistake bothered me, but at such times he gave me untold trouble. Adventures in the Land of Canaan They kissed solemnly, and their faces, in the gleam of the electric light which at that moment spluttered into ill-timed and tactless activity, were transfigured so that I marveled at the dim splendor of them. From a Bench in Our Square Unless Montagu were tactless beyond the general, the position as regards himself and Lord Dorchester must indeed have been hopeless before he inspired the paper in the Tatler on settlements. Lady Mary Wortley Montague Her Life and Letters (1689-1762) The spiritual anguish induced by that tactless speech had become noticeably lessened. Right Ho, Jeeves He saw his questioner's frown, saw him even bite his lip as though conscious of having said a tactless thing. The Cinema Murder And violence against society at large is peculiarly tactless. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 The Recent Days (1910-1914) Perhaps it was a tactless speech, but Bull was too dazed to think of grace in words. Bull Hunter Throughout they were guilty of the most fiery and tactless attacks on Austria, to whom alone they ascribed the guilt for the warlike developments. What Germany Thinks The War as Germans see it He meant no harm, I suppose, but I'm bound to say that this tactless speech nettled me not a little. Right Ho, Jeeves "Did you say they didn't want to send him to the hospital?" she inquired sharply and openly, in her tactless fashion, as she crossed the sidewalk. The Power and the Glory "No, no," objected Nicholas, ready to go back on so tactless an advocate. The Magnetic North All moral considerations aside, it was tactless indeed to treat the natives thus in islands where he hoped to have his own men kindly received. Christopher Columbus There could hardly have been a more unfit instrument for that dexterous manipulation which the tangled knot of Irish politics required than this narrow, pedantic, tactless peer. Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 Indeed it would be almost impossible to do so, for any one not absolutely tactless and careless of others' feelings. Greifenstein Wang seemed to think my insistence—for I insisted, you know—very stupid and tactless. Victory An Island Tale "You should see my daughter play," he went on, scarcely heeding Mrs. King's tactless remark that she affected the game because she had a horror of getting fat. The Prince of Graustark Moreover, in the beetle phase, it is sure to appear at the most inopportune times and unsuitable places, creating the inevitable commotion which the blunder and tactless are born to make. Success with Small Fruits It was on the tip of his tongue to say something tactless. Quill's Window She longed to know what they were doing, but not being one of those unimaginative and tactless folk who rush headlong into the mysteries of children's doings, she passed them at first in silence. The Art of the Story-Teller "Have I, by chance, been terribly tactless?" he asked. The Great Impersonation To please me and to show her open-mindedness, she went with me to look at flats, but there was a tactless integrity about her criticism. The Professional Aunt I am, as you said, rather out of it in England; and I might unwittingly say something tactless. Fanny's First Play Next after him Sita Ram showed in Norwood, superintendent of police; one disliked calling in policemen, they were so interfering and tactless, but Norwood had his rights. Guns of the Gods There was such solicitude in Mr. Lavington's gaze that it seemed almost to fling a tangible shield between his nephew and Mr. Grisben's tactless scrutiny. Short Stories for English Courses The more she thought of it, the more she shuddered at the tactless way in which the detective would perform the act of "charity" by discovering the lost girl—and pocketing the reward. Constance Dunlap But he felt that his shame was unwarranted, that he really deserved Craig's tactless praise. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel It all turned out to be silly, tactless, and, in any case, premature. Yama: the pit "Let's go down the brook," said Neale, hastily, fearful that he had been tactless. The U. P. Trail But," continued the honest, but tactless man, "who could have thought of the like of that, and that the pretty maid never knew it? Unknown to History: a story of the captivity of Mary of Scotland Was it a god, or his blind reliance on Marie Antoinette, that led him to entrust de Fersen—a stupid, conceited, and tactless creature—with the preparations and control of this disastrous journey? Wisdom and Destiny In silence she let him hurry her along to a car; she scarcely heard what he was saying—his tactless, angry outburst against himself and her for his tardiness at that important appointment. The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel Mrs. Burton though deplorably tactless, was innocence itself, and she accepted others at their own valuation. The Life of Sir Richard Burton I shrank from sending her home to the tactless comforting of her aunts. The Red Planet Being a tactless and absolutely frank young person, she had no scruple in proclaiming her hope that 'old Eliza' would make Lord Gaverick her heir. Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life Theo's tactless remarks irritated her more than usual; she could hardly control her impatience as she answered her. Herb of Grace It was a severe way of suppressing a tactless and conceited bore; but it was pardonable and human in comparison to the slaughter of poor Ananias and Sapphira. Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion As was only natural, Polly was rather easily upset at present: the very evening before, he had had occasion to blame himself for his tactless behaviour. Australia Felix Had I become merely a dull, tactless, egotistical bore? Simon the Jester I suppose I have grown awkward and tactless in my lonely life. The Witch of Prague "Yes, and I worried you; it was very tactless and foolish on my part," and again the ready tears started to Anna's eyes. Herb of Grace For Pin was tactless, and took small heed of her sister's grumpy moods, save to cavil at them. The Getting of Wisdom It WAS tactless of her, even Polly felt that; though she could sympathise with the worry that prompted the words. Australia Felix A tactless remark, which failed to assuage my wrath! The Firefly of France She was never sure whether he was in reality tactless, or frankly brutal. The Witch of Prague The old overwhelming desire to see Martin again had been unconsciously set blazing by this tactless and provoked man. Who Cares? a story of adolescence She was sorry for his tactless proposal at this time, although she knew well enough the innocence and virtue of the emotion from which it sprung. The Titan Heavens! how tactless of her to have brought it down this morning! Missy He has been called tactless, until the word seems to have become permanently identified with his name; how unjustly is shown by a very hasty examination of his masterly diplomacy, both in Russia and Spain. The Life of George Borrow He asked the question in his calmest and most friendly tone, somewhat deferentially as though fearing lest it should seem tactless and be unwelcome. The Witch of Prague The Gadfly's behaviour seemed to him an absurd piece of affectation, and he was annoyed that Gemma should have been tactless enough to follow his example. The Gadfly To think her mother should have been so tactless as to suggest the necessity for consideration in his case! The Titan And Sumner seems actually to have believed that he was promoting the cause of international good will by this tactless proposal. The Path of Empire; a chronicle of the United States as a world power It evoked as ringing a response from public opinion, and this effect was heightened by a tactless allusion to the message made at this time in the Senate. The Cleveland Era; a chronicle of the new order in politics The Mercury compared him to the Emperor of Russia and declared the tactless remark to be "as insulting to General Beauregard as it is false and presumptuous in the President." The Day of the Confederacy; a chronicle of the embattled South Of course it was horribly tactless of me, but it's odd he should be so sensitive. The Gadfly But this tactless fellow lays no restraint on himself when other people are present. A Doll's House : a play Mr. B., tactless in his anger, bustled in among us, scolding in a shrill voice, and proceeded to drive us forth. Father and Son: a study of two temperaments His speech was voluble and incoherent, complimentary and tactless, kindly and aggressive, courteous and dogmatic. The Crusade of the Excelsior When she was a little girl, a good many unwise and tactless things that were said for her benefit were not repeated to her, thanks to the wise watchfulness of Miss Sullivan. The Story of my life; with her letters (1887-1901) and a supplementary account of her education, including passages from the reports and letters of her teacher, Anne Mansfield Sullivan, by John Albert Macy His tactless devotion filled her life as with some sickly perfume, stifling her. Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green The magistrate's remarks, which had been tactless and unsympathetic, still echoed in his ears. A Damsel in Distress Carroll was too preoccupied with the danger that seemed to threaten his friends from this surly pretender to resent Prince's tactless allusion. Maruja There was a pause after he had spoken his tactless words. Phyllis of Philistia Erica told as much of the story as she could bring herself to repeat, quite enough to show Charles Osmond the terrible harm which may be wrought by tactless modern Christianity. We Two, a novel His fingers twitched a little eagerly, and he looked sullenly at his tactless junior. Piccadilly Jim The minister only checked himself in time from making a passing reference to the Marathon Race, remembering that the Vizier had a Persian grandmother and might consider any allusion to Marathon as somewhat tactless. Reginald in Russia and other sketches It was apparently tactless, and yet it was anything but tactless. The Financier, a novel He was a forcible, hard and tactless man, and only I had been able to control and soften him. Twelve Stories and a Dream "To shoot oneself in the Zemstvo hut, how tactless!" said the doctor. The Schoolmistress, and other stories I was a little tactless, I'm afraid, with Ogden. Piccadilly Jim Her comforting words meant nothing pleasant to her son, who felt that her optimism was out of place and tactless. Seventeen A Tale of Youth and Summer Time and the Baxter Family Especially William It was so ridiculous—so tactless, really, for her father to bring up this now, and especially after denouncing Cowperwood and her, and threatening all the things he had. The Financier, a novel The two daughters called her "Ma" several times, toned her down in a tactless effective way, and drove her at last to the muttered inventory of a basket of travelling requisites. Twelve Stories and a Dream Such a thing takes them out of their daily round, and beggars their experience, and makes them excited and tactless. The Grey Room |
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