tastefulness

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Even though it is ostensibly about all of those feelings, it handles them with a tastefulness that is hard to distinguish from complacency.

From New York Times • Mar. 24, 2022

To the frequent frustration of critics but the delight of audiences, Mr. Schumacher favored entertainment over tastefulness — including those infamous Batman and Robin suits with visible nipples — and he did so proudly.

From Washington Post • Jun. 22, 2020

What was shocking about it was its tastefulness, on, for instance, a giant dropped – waist full skirt that contrasted stylishly with a bodice in ultramarine, royal blue and a flash of orange.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2020

What was shocking about it was its tastefulness, for instance on a giant dropped-waist full skirt that contrasted stylishly with a bodice in ultramarine, royal blue and flash of orange.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2020

As description must do injustice to the extent of the display, so must criticism fail to sufficiently commend its perfect tastefulness, Rarely has a Republican assemblage been so orderly.

From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred