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Daintily

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dain·ty  (dnt)
adj. dain·ti·er, dain·ti·est
1. Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite: "No dainty rhymes or sentimental love verses for you, terrible year" (Walt Whitman).
2. Delicious or choice. See Synonyms at delicate.
3. Of refined taste; discriminating.
4. Overly fastidious; squeamish.
n. pl. dain·ties
Something delicious; a delicacy.
[Middle English deinte, excellent, excellence, from Old French deintie, from Latin dignits, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.]
dainti·ly adv.
dainti·ness n.
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Adv.1.daintily - in a refined manner; "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
2.daintily - in a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold"


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Yet, for all that, one could not be insensible to the exotic race and distinction of that frivolous town petticoat, daintily disporting itself there among its country cousins, like a queen among milkmaids.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
But I cannot tell; this same truth, is a naked, and open day-light, that doth not show the masks, and mummeries, and triumphs, of the world, half so stately and daintily as candle-lights.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
It came to pass that the master one day said to her: 'Gretel, there is a guest coming this evening; prepare me two fowls very daintily.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
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