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tactless

adjective

Reveal meaning and examples

Insensitive to how words or actions may embarrass or offend others.

The tactless joke made the new speaker feel unwelcome.

Dictionary practice example.

A tactless comment about another volunteer's inexpensive serving dishes then embarrassed the person who had generously brought them.