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tasteful

[ teyst-fuhl ]
/ ˈteɪst fəl /
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adjective
having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.
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Origin of tasteful

First recorded in 1605–15; taste + -ful

OTHER WORDS FROM tasteful

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH tasteful

tasteful , tasty
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Words related to tasteful

beautiful, charming, classy, delicate, elegant, exquisite, graceful, handsome, pleasing, plush, restrained, stylish, subdued, tasty, artistic, chaste, classical, cultivated, cultured, delectable

How to use tasteful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tasteful

tasteful
/ (ˈteɪstfʊl) /
adjective
indicating good tastea tasteful design
a rare word for tasty

Derived forms of tasteful

tastefully, adverbtastefulness, noun
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