tasteful
[ teyst-fuhl ]
/ ˈteɪst fəl /
adjective
having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
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Origin of tasteful
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Examples from the Web for tasteful
tasteful
/ (ˈteɪstfʊl) /
adjective
indicating good tastea tasteful design
a rare word for tasty
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tasteful
1610s, "having an agreeable taste;" from taste + -ful. From 1756 as "having or showing good taste." Related: Tastefully; tastefulness.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper