tastefulness

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“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

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

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 mild warping on 1994’s “Wildflowers” is the very thing that keeps such an expertly understated solo album from sliding into an exercise in tastefulness.

From Washington Post • Oct. 3, 2017

In the manufacture of silks and crape shawls, the Chinese are unsurpassable; the latter especially, in beauty, tastefulness, and thickness, are far preferable to those made in England or France.

From A Woman's Journey Round the World by Pfeiffer, Ida