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Showing consideration and good judgment when addressing a sensitive situation.

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tactful

Her tactful question gave the speaker a chance to correct the error without embarrassment.
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When Jules joined the student animation studio, an amiable classmate invited him to share a worktable and asked about his interests. The classmate was also attentive, noticing that Jules could not see the demonstration from his chair. Her tactful request to shift the screen solved the problem without making him feel singled out.
From A Studio Team Finds Its Rhythm.
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