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Definition of: dainty
(dān′tē) adjective ·ti·er, ·ti·est
1. Refined or delicate in taste.
2. Delicious; agreeable to the taste.
3. Charming in appearance; pretty.
4. Overly nice; fastidious. [<noun]
—noun plural ·ties Something choice, delicate, or delicious. See synonyms under CHOICE, DELICIOUS, ELEGANT, FINE, SQUEAMISH. [<OF daintié <L dignitas, -tatis. Doublet of DIGNITY.]
—dain′ti·ly adverb
—dain′ti·ness noun
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