Etymology

tasteful

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Today it means: Having or exhibiting good taste; aesthetically pleasing or conforming to expectations or ideals of what is appropriate. Full definition →

First used 21st c.
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The story

From taste + -ful.

First known use, by meaning

  • from 21st c. Gay; fashionable.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.