Antonyms for tastefully


Grammar : Adv
Spell : teyst-fuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈteɪst fəl


Definition of tastefully

Origin :
  • 1610s, "having an agreeable taste;" from taste + -ful. From 1756 as "having or showing good taste." Related: Tastefully; tastefulness.
  • As in beautifully : adv in an attractive or pleasing manner
  • As in gracefully : adv lithely
Example sentences :
  • These objects were tastefully decorated with the national colors.
  • Extract from : « The Village Watch-Tower » by (AKA Kate Douglas Riggs) Kate Douglas Wiggin
  • Like the others of the suite, it was sumptuously and tastefully furnished.
  • Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • In conclusion, she was dressed in dark blue, simply, yet tastefully too.
  • Extract from : « Three Margarets » by Laura E. Richards
  • The whole is handsomely and tastefully bound in cloth and gilt edged.
  • Extract from : « M. P.'s in Session » by Harry Furniss
  • The room was tastefully decorated—- and the evening passed pleasantly.
  • Extract from : « Old Fort Snelling » by Marcus L. Hansen
  • The most tastefully ornamented edifice is know as the “House of the Dwarf.”
  • Extract from : « The Western World » by W.H.G. Kingston
  • They were elegantly dressed in white, tastefully decorated with flowers.
  • Extract from : « Coronation Anecdotes » by Giles Gossip
  • How tastefully the chapel is decorated with foliage and flowers!
  • Extract from : « Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 17 » by Alexander Leighton
  • The hall was tastefully decorated with white flowers and palms.
  • Extract from : « Nights in London » by Thomas Burke
  • The pictures on the walls were all works of art and most tastefully hung.
  • Extract from : « A Dog with a Bad Name » by Talbot Baines Reed

Synonyms for tastefully

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