If tactlessness is a crime I should be on Interpols most wanted list. on February 4, 2009 at 5: 01 pm | Reply FatherJack. From Wordnik.com. [That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
She blushed, obviously mortified by her tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Father Christmas]
Too late Taen regretted the tactlessness of her demand. From Wordnik.com. [Stormwarden]
Fortunately, my partner's characteristic tactlessness came to my rescue. From Wordnik.com. [Sweet Myth-tery of Life]
It implied a certain tactlessness, to underline the obvious in this fashion. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
They both laughed, but Peggy immediately kicked herself for her tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Derian quickly made a joke, hoping that Elise wouldn't notice Jet's tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Through Wolfs Eyes] Reference
He could see all her barriers going up and he cursed himself for his tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [A Share in Death] Reference
Mission Control sometimes showed a perfect genius for tactlessness and poor timing. From Wordnik.com. [2010 Odyssey Two]
I think this may turn out to be an act of tactlessness that has a simple explanation. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Requiem] Reference
He's got that strong conservative record, but lacks the growl and tactlessness of Graf. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-11-01] Reference
A Horse, born in 1918, destined to be obstinate and frank to the point of tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [The Joy Luck Club]
Why would I want that taken away from me when I'm still smaller than your tactlessness?. From Wordnik.com. [Nyeah nyeah nyeah] Reference
The reaction to Billy Shaheen tactlessness to say out loud one of those speculations was predictable. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Sununu Leads Shaheen In NH Senate Race] Reference
To connect AKP with Hizbullah or any other terror organization is tactlessness and cowardice, he said. From Wordnik.com. [Release of Radical Group's Leaders Causes Shock in Turkey] Reference
To tell where frankness of action became tactlessness, and the renunciation of passing pleasures a pose. From Wordnik.com. [Baldy of Nome] Reference
At the first merciless words Laura winced hotly, both at and for the tactlessness of which Mary was guilty. From Wordnik.com. [The Getting of Wisdom] Reference
I'm hoping to relate to your revelation at some time, so far I can only relate to being the queen of tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [It's All About Perspective] Reference
Once again he had prepared what he had to say very carefully, to be sure he did not damage his case by tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
"That," Race replied, suddenly aware of his tactlessness, "so goes without saying that I didn't bother mentioning it.". From Wordnik.com. [Through Wolfs Eyes] Reference
"Constantijn tells me you were sick afterwards," went on her mother, with all the loving tactlessness of a doting parent. From Wordnik.com. [Tulips For Augusta]
On 1 January Hankey noted in his diary that Amery had "let me in for a row with the Colonial Office by his tactlessness.". From Wordnik.com. [Patricia A. Ferguson: Fighting on All Fronts Leo Amery and the First World War] Reference
We are neither permanently acrimonious, nor do we tolerate tactlessness with a smile as other parts of the country may do. From Wordnik.com. [Miguel Guadalupe: Urban Umbrella Etiquette] Reference
His isolating and aggressive pride engendered a tactlessness which often spoilt any chances of advancement that came his way. From Wordnik.com. [Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration Norwich, July 5th, 1913] Reference
As Ogilvie got going on a lofty statement with overtones of condolence, Thatcher pondered the many varieties of tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Murder to Go]
"I'm sorry," Elise murmured, not certain whether she was expressing sympathy for his loss or apologizing for her tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Through Wolfs Eyes] Reference
"He's gone so quiet in there, he's either passed out or dead -" With a grimace, he acknowledged the tactlessness of the remark. From Wordnik.com. [The Cruise of a Deathtime]
Still, she must have been taken aback by the brutal tactlessness of such lines as these, in Jonathan Galassi's new translation. From Wordnik.com. [The Raptures of a Tragic Visionary] Reference
She married the man who became the German crown prince, went off to Berlin in the 1860s, behaved with extraordinary tactlessness. From Wordnik.com. [Dreadnought: Britain, Germany, and the Coming of the Great War] Reference
He had planned what he was going to say next: he was not going to repeat the spontaneous tactlessness he had shown with the builders. From Wordnik.com. [The Pillars of the Earth]
But the scientist did not appear to have noticed-or else he was so used to such unthinking tactlessness that it no longer bothered him. From Wordnik.com. [The Wind from The Sun]
Radicals, now became more conspicuous and sharply defined because of the tactlessness and uncompromising spirit of Lincoln's successor. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
And Maurice hurried him, glum and crestfallen, to the door, for fear of the still worse tactlessness of which he might make himself guilty. From Wordnik.com. [Maurice Guest] Reference
Again, Hamilton spoke with a tactlessness that was fairly appalling. From Wordnik.com. [Making People Happy] Reference
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