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Tactful vs Perceptive - What's the difference?

tactful | perceptive |

As adjectives the difference between tactful and perceptive

is that tactful is possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner while perceptive is having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.

tactful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Possessing tact; able to deal with people in a sensitive manner.

    • Antonyms

    * tactless

    perceptive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having or showing keenness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition
    • He is so perceptive when it comes to other people's feelings.

    Related terms

    * perceive * perception * perceptivity * perceptively

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