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TASTEFUL
tasteful
(adjective) having or showing or conforming to good taste
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
tasteful (comparative more tasteful, superlative most tasteful)
Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate.
Having a high relish; savoury.
(colloquial) Gay; fashionable. [from 21st c.]
Synonyms
• (exhibiting good taste): elegant, tasty
• (savoury): appetizing, delectable; see also delicious
• (fashionable): chic, trendy; see also fashionable
Antonyms
• (exhibiting good taste): gaudy, garish, tasteless; see also gaudy
• (savoury): distasteful, yucky; see also unpalatable
• (fashionable): outmoded, untrendy; see also unfashionable
Anagrams
• stateful
Source: Wiktionary
Taste"ful, a.
1. Having a high relish; savory. "Tasteful herbs." Pope.
2. Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance with good taste; tasty; as, a tasteful drapery.
– Taste"ful*ly, adv.
– Taste"ful*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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