Daintily

//ˈdeɪntɪli// adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a dainty manner, delicately.

    "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."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a dainty and fastidious manner wordnet
  2. 2
    in a manner suggestive of delicate beauty or grace wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
daintifullydelicatelygingerlyweakly

Example

More examples

"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."

Etymology

From Middle English deyntely; equivalent to dainty + -ly.

More for "daintily"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.