tactful

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

   We were tactful enough not to shatter their illusion.

2. 2
   adj

   Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.

   His exhortations to his assistants to waste no time in getting on with the job, and to be tactful and courteous with those outside the railway service with whom they had to deal, are as apposite today as they were a century ago.

3. 3
   adj

   showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people

Etymology

From tact + -ful.