Daintily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdeɪntɪli/ · Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Daintily is an adverb meaning In a dainty manner, delicately.
Meaning
In a dainty manner, delicately.
Example Sentences
[Allegra]'s daintily readjusting her stance.
Has he beſpoke, what will he have a brace, / Or but one Partridge, or a ſhort-leg'd Hen, / Daintyly carbonado'd?
At the last moment Mollie, the foolish, pretty white mare who drew Mr. Jones's trap, came mincing daintily in, chewing at a lump of sugar.
SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently. TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie, Whereof their mother daintily hath fed, Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.
Synonyms for daintily
Depending on context, synonyms include daintifully.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include delicately, slightly, slenderly, tenderly, doucely, dandyishly.
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