Word: tactfully
Part of speech: Adverb
Syllables: tact
ful
ly
Definition: In a tactful manner; showing skill and sensitivity in dealing with people
Morphemes:
Affix: tact
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: 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.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: tāctus
Language: la
Decoded: tactus
PoS: Noun
Meaning: sense of touch
Affix: -ful
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns. Full of, tending to, or thoroughly possessing the quality expressed by the noun.
Affix: -ly
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adverbs from adjectives.