tastefulness

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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

The redesign aims for the sort of well-appointed tastefulness that Philip Johnson spent much of his career gleefully skewering.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2016

Of his playing, Leopold Mozart, himself an eminent violinist, writes: "The beauty, purity and equality of his tone, and the tastefulness of his cantabile playing, cannot be surpassed; but he does not execute great difficulties."

From Famous Violinists of To-day and Yesterday by Lahee, Henry Charles