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daintily
dain·ty D0007900 (dān′tē)adj. dain·ti·er, dain·ti·est 1. Delicately beautiful or charming and usually small: dainty slippers.2. Delicious; tasty: a dainty dish.3. Fastidious or finicky: "They chided [them] for being too dainty to eat army rations" (Stephen Berry).4. Frail in constitution or health: "Such heroines have [been]replaced by the dainty young thing who faints away at the sight of a six-shooter" (Molly Gloss).n. pl. dain·ties Something delicious; a delicacy. [Middle English deinte, excellent, excellence, from Old French deintie, from Latin dignitās, from dignus, worthy; see dek- in Indo-European roots.] dain′ti·ly adv.dain′ti·ness n.ThesaurusAdv. | 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" | Translationsdainty (ˈdeinti) adjective small or fragile and attractive. a dainty little girl. 嬌小可愛的,優雅的 娇俏的,优雅的 ˈdaintily adverb 精緻地,優雅地 精致地,优雅地 ˈdaintiness noun 優美,精緻,優雅 优美,精致,优雅 ThesaurusSeedainty |