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tactless

 adjective
     
tact‧less
likely to upset or embarrass someone without intending to [≠ tactful]:
I thought it would be tactless to ask about her divorce.
She's one of the most tactless people I've ever met.
—tactlessly adverb
—tactlessness noun [uncountable]
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