tacting

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A form of tact — Sensitive mental touch; special skill or faculty; keen perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and doing what is required by circumstances; the ability to say the right thing and avoid statements that will give offence or pain even if true.

Scrabble 10

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of tact
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