- 1(of people and things) small and delicate in a way that people find attractive synonym delicate dainty feet a dainty porcelain cup
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- 2(of movements) careful, often in a way that suggests good manners synonym delicate She took a dainty little bite of the apple.
NAmE//ˈdeɪntəli//
adverb She blew her nose as daintily as possible. noun [uncountable]See dainty in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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