tastefulness

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In some chapters, Goodman’s tastefulness is so extreme as to be opaque.

From Washington Post • Jan. 3, 2023

“His drum tracks were essentially these timeless riffs that we all remember, and we copy him to this day because of his tastefulness, his sense of pop structure, and the timeless quality in his playing.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2022

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

The redesign put the fundamental spirit of the building at risk, aiming for the sort of well-appointed tastefulness that Philip Johnson spent much of his career, especially in its latter stages, gleefully skewering.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2016

Her eyes shone as brilliantly as of old, and a carefully-chosen costume of great tastefulness enhanced her loveliness and charm.

From The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II by Hoffmann, Ernst Theordor Wilhelm