Quainter

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    comparative form of quaint: more quaint comparative, form-of

    "Not everybody welcomes standardisation as a principle, because it reduces variety (and, incidentally, tends to dispose of the quainter and more picturesque anomalies)."

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"Not everybody welcomes standardisation as a principle, because it reduces variety (and, incidentally, tends to dispose of the quainter and more picturesque anomalies)."

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