Adjective : tasteful clothing; a tasteful room. From Dictionary.com.
It would be a tragic mistake to force writers and artists into "tastefulness" in the hope that crazed individuals won't put a price on their heads. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Have a Right to Avoid What You Don't Want to Hear?] Reference
But the watchdog revealed today that it had ruled in favour of the magazine saying there was no breach of privacy, although it did question the "tastefulness" of the piece. From Wordnik.com. [Press Gazette Latest News] Reference
My hope is that we return to a sense of tastefulness. From Wordnik.com. [NSFW: After Fort Hood, another example of how ‘citizen journalists’ can’t handle the truth] Reference
But is relative tastefulness what anybody wants in a weepie?. From Wordnik.com. [Pretty Woman Does A Weepie] Reference
I applaud your tastefulness when discussing her severe depression. From Wordnik.com. [November 2007: More letters to the editor] Reference
Capital FM tastefulness of this new recording, but the moment where. From Wordnik.com. [Watch The Gnarls Barkley Crazy Video] Reference
Some minor events on the road to tastefulness assumed a life of their own. From Wordnik.com. [Times Building sold: Ghosts, dirt thrown in gratis] Reference
As such, I warrant no guarantees for its tastefulness nor its copyediting. From Wordnik.com. [New F/K Story: Slimed (NC-17)] Reference
I am suspicious of unsullied tastefulness, especially with childrens 'things. From Wordnik.com. [Toast:] Reference
Photo 8 - the type of bland, cocooned tastefulness which removes you from the experience. From Wordnik.com. [[exclusivity] it's all about privacy and immediacy] Reference
De Bailleul noted the delicacy of his hand and the tastefulness of his violet-tinted coat. From Wordnik.com. [The False Chevalier or, The Lifeguard of Marie Antoinette] Reference
I fear that the male gender is not covering itself with glory or tastefulness in this sorry spectacle. From Wordnik.com. ["Anna Nicole Smith embodied America... its overabundance; its exploitability, and its propensity to exploit."] Reference
SNL's spoof of NY Gov David Patterson may have pushed the envelope of tastefulness --- but it was certainly not racist. From Wordnik.com. [Candidate For RNC Chair Sends Out CD With Song Called "Barack, The Magic Negro"] Reference
Not a problem, Congress can post–Heller require may-issue journalism licenses and control the tastefulness of publications that way. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens] Reference
Not a problem, Congress can (post – Heller) require may-issue journalism licenses and control the tastefulness of publications that way. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Big First Amendment win in United States v. Stevens] Reference
A sense of tastefulness usually opposes true creativity. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
While critics have questioned the tastefulness of the spot, Woods stands behind it. From Wordnik.com. [Hindustan Times News Feeds 'Views'] Reference
But their newfound tastefulness comes at a cost: less personality, annoying or not. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference
"It's how they laid it out, the forethought that went into it, the tastefulness of it, and the symmetry.". From Wordnik.com. [The Mining Journal] Reference
Mr. Dinsmore was quite as fastidious as in former days in regard to the neatness and tastefulness of Elsie's attire. From Wordnik.com. [Elsie's Girlhood A Sequel to "Elsie Dinsmore" and "Elsie's Holidays at Roselands"] Reference
Producing features grounded in quality and tastefulness as they navigate the independent and international film scenes. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
Michael Pollan: As soon as you do that, you will wake up to the beauty of well grown produce and the tastefulness of it. From Wordnik.com. [Earth & Sky Podcast] Reference
The noblest building, distinguished alike as regards luxury, skill, tastefulness of design, and stability, is the Bazaar. From Wordnik.com. [Visit to Iceland] Reference
He does passable impersonations of French types, but I was at times not absolutely sure of the tastefulness of his material. From Wordnik.com. [New Statesman] Reference
Everything about her suggests an innate tastefulness and the kind of self-image that isn't based on making a grand impression. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
The PCC said that the fact the girl was 15 when the photos were taken "added to the questionable tastefulness of the article". From Wordnik.com. [Press Gazette Latest News] Reference
I had an ex-girlfriend who worked at Anthropologie, and I always thought the store appealed to the blandest notion of tastefulness, but. From Wordnik.com. [Lost At E Minor: For creative people] Reference
A singular originality and even tastefulness of conception. From Wordnik.com. [Devil's Ford] Reference
"You can hardly expect to dazzle T---- with the munificence and tastefulness of your presents. From Wordnik.com. [The Aspirations of Jean Servien] Reference
Restraint is based on tastefulness. From Wordnik.com. [The three R's] Reference
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