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Word: tactlessness (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1910-1919
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...allies is to wear such medals, and we are expected to follow a similar policy. Let not Frenchmen think that we are indifferent to their highly prized rewards. Although we do not doubt the legality of the discussed restriction, yet we believe it is at present archaic and tactless...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRENCH MEDALS | 11/30/1917 | See Source »

...blamed, for that increases, if anything, the desire of active young men to get into service of some kind. Perhaps it is the management of Phillips Brooks House; it may be that those in charge of the work have been a bit imperious and tactless in their attempts to enlist support among the undergraduates. Probably a large element in this lackadaisical attitude on the part of the students is sheer laziness and, overworked word, "indifference". That opportunities to do social service work, that is really service, should be so neglected is nothing short of shameful. The CRIMSON is not going...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: SHIRKERS. | 11/18/1914 | See Source »

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