† dainteousadj.
Obsolete.
= dainty adj.
ΘΠ
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adjective]
likingeOE
goodOE
lickerousc1275
deliciousa1325
daintya1382
dainteousc1386
daintiful1393
delicatea1398
merrya1398
savourlyc1400
liciousc1420
savourousa1425
daintethc1430
lustyc1430
feelsomea1450
nuttya1450
seasonablea1475
delicativec1475
unctuous1495
well-tasteda1500
daintive1526
savoury1533
exquisite1561
spicy1562
well-relished?1575
finger-licking1584
toothsome1584
taste-pleasinga1586
daint1590
relishsome1593
lickerish1595
tastesome1598
friand1599
tooth-tempting1603
relishing1605
well-relishing1608
neat1609
hungry1611
palate-pleasing1611
tasteful1611
palatea1617
tastya1617
palatable1619
toothful1622
sipid1623
unsoured1626
famelic1631
tasteablea1641
piquant1645
sapid1646
saporousa1670
slape1671
palativea1682
flavorous1697
nice1709
well-flavoured1717
gusty1721
flavoury1727
fine-palated1735
unrepulsive1787
degustatory1824
zesty1826
peckish1845
mouth-watering1847
flavoursome1853
unreasty1853
unrancida1855
relishy1864
toothy1864
flavoured1867
tasty-looking1867
hungrifying1886
velvety1888
snappy1892
zippy1911
savoursome1922
delish1953
the mind > attention and judgement > good taste > refinement > [adjective]
polisheda1382
dainteousc1386
polite?a1500
delicatea1533
courtly1535
civil1551
court-like1552
well-refined1575
nice1588
perpolite1592
politic1596
soft1599
terse1628
refine1646
refined1650
elegant1652
genteel1678
chastea1797
spirituala1806
aesthetic1844
nicey1859
raffiné1865
nuttish1869
too-tooa1884
sophisticated1895
lavender1928
the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > delicate or dainty
estlichc1200
daintya1382
dainteousc1386
daintiful1393
delicatea1398
daintethc1430
delicativec1475
daintive1526
exquisite1561
daint1590
friand1599
neat1609
nice1709
tid1727
the mind > will > wish or inclination > desire > [adjective] > desirable
yearninglyOE
desiderablea1340
desirablea1382
desirefulc1384
dainteousc1386
fairc1410
desirous1430
expetible1569
lustful?1610
appetible1622
desiderate1640
honeysuckle1660
deligible1680
wantable1886
c1386 G. Chaucer Merchant's Tale 470 Ful of instrumentz and of vitaille The moste deynteuous of all Ytaille.
a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1871) III. 323 Wiþ gret plente of deynteous mete and drink.
?a1400 Morte Arth. 4196 Itt was my derlynge daynteuous, and fulle dere holdene.
?1518 A. Barclay tr. D. Mancinus Myrrour Good Maners sig. Eiiiv The soure sauce is seruyd, before meat deynteous.
1548 N. Udall et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. I. Matt. x. f. 64 This is no daynteouse and delycate profession.
Derivatives
ΘΠ
the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > savouriness > [adverb]
dainteouslyc1380
daintifully1393
daintively1393
daintilya1400
delicatelyc1400
daintethlyc1440
savourously1480
daintly1563
tastefully1611
savourily1617
palatably1677
toothsomely1871
the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adverb] > delicate or dainty
dainteouslyc1380
daintifully1393
daintively1393
daintilya1400
delicatelyc1400
daintethlyc1440
daintly1563
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 157 Somme men deynteuously norischen hor body.
1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. ix. 324 Thenne was þis folke feyn and fedde hunger deynteuosliche [v.r. denteuous-, deyntifliche].
?a1556 in H. Jenkyns Remains T. Cranmer (1833) II. 257 Yet will they..fare daintiously, and lie softly.
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