tasteful

[ teyst-fuhl ]
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adjective
  1. having, displaying, or in accordance with good taste: tasteful clothing; a tasteful room.

Origin of tasteful

1
First recorded in 1605–15; taste + -ful

Other words for tasteful

Other words from tasteful

  • taste·ful·ly, adverb
  • taste·ful·ness, noun
  • un·taste·ful, adjective
  • un·taste·ful·ly, adverb
  • un·taste·ful·ness, noun

Words that may be confused with tasteful

Words Nearby tasteful

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How to use tasteful in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for tasteful

tasteful

/ (ˈteɪstfʊl) /


adjective
  1. indicating good taste: a tasteful design

  2. a rare word for tasty

Derived forms of tasteful

  • tastefully, adverb
  • tastefulness, noun

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