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Tactless

Destitute of tact.

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Maladroit 84% connected

Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

Maladroit 84% connected

Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.

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Inconsiderate 66% connected

Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inconsiderate 66% connected

Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety; not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty; careless; thoughtless; heedless; as,…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inelegant 66% connected

Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inelegant 66% connected

Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave, or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste requires.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Inept 92% connected

Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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