daintily
in a way that shows fine or delicate manners or tastes: She'd been nibbling daintily on a sparerib; now she dabbed her lips with a napkin.
with particular care to avoid soiling, spilling, damage, etc.; fastidiously: We piled our trash daintily atop overfilled garbage cans.
delicately and beautifully, or with fine, exquisite detail: I was glad for the moment to be neither an ornithologist nor an entomologist, so that I might leave every one of these daintily colored sunbirds and butterflies to the enjoyment of its life.
Origin of daintily
1Other words from daintily
- o·ver·dain·ti·ly, adverb
- un·dain·ti·ly, adverb
Words Nearby daintily
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How to use daintily in a sentence
In the age of social distancing, no celebrity profile can begin with the subject wolfishly striding into a hotel bar or daintily picking at a breakfast.
I like how the cardigan itself is almost dainty, with an open knit that’s surprisingly warm for how light it is.
They open quickly, and they take only dainty little bites off of the battery as they operate.
Apple’s M1 chip makes the new MacBook Air shockingly good | Stan Horaczek | November 18, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThat’s more than seven times as much as some dainty little honeybee delivers.
What you need to know about ‘murder hornets’ | Susan Milius | July 20, 2020 | Science News For StudentsA cigar should be handled daintily; it is a fragile, graceful creature—don't mar its beauty.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.
The table was set with Georgian silver and decorated daintily with flowers, while several of the women wore splendid jewels.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxHow daintily they sip it; how happy they seem; how that lucky rogue of an Irishman prattles away!
Little Travels and Roadside Sketches | William Makepeace ThackerayA moment later he refers daintily and accurately to the chapel of Saint Nicholas "riding on the bridge, slender and pretty."
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerShe arose from the table and handed me a daintily scented missive addressed to Mrs. Shadd, and I faithfully executed her errand.
Mrs. Raffles | John Kendrick Bangs
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