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Meaning of "daintily" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DAINTILY

daintily  [ˈdeɪntɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DAINTILY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Daintily is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES DAINTILY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of daintily in the English dictionary

The definition of daintily in the dictionary is in a dainty manner.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DAINTILY


cantily
ˈkæntɪlɪ
Chantilly
ʃænˈtɪlɪ
craftily
ˈkrɑːftɪlɪ
flauntily
ˈflɔːntɪlɪ
flintily
ˈflɪntɪlɪ
guiltily
ˈɡɪltɪlɪ
hastily
ˈheɪstɪlɪ
haughtily
ˈhɔːtɪlɪ
heartily
ˈhɑːtɪlɪ
jauntily
ˈdʒɔːntɪlɪ
lustily
ˈlʌstɪlɪ
mightily
ˈmaɪtɪlɪ
nastily
ˈnɑːstɪlɪ
naughtily
ˈnɔːtɪlɪ
polydactyly
ˌpɒlɪˈdæktɪlɪ
scantily
ˈskæntɪlɪ
syndactyly
sɪnˈdæktɪlɪ
Tilley
ˈtɪlɪ
Tilly
ˈtɪlɪ
wittily
ˈwɪtɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DAINTILY

daimon
daimonic
daimyo
daimyo bond
daint
daintier
dainties
daintiest
daintiness
dainty
daiquiri
Dairen
dairies
dairy
dairy cow
dairy factory
dairy farm
dairy farmer

WORDS THAT END LIKE DAINTILY

beastily
cattily
dirtily
draftily
emptily
faultily
frostily
loftily
meatily
mustily
nattily
niftily
prettily
smuttily
tastily
tattily
thirstily
thriftily
throatily
weightily

Synonyms and antonyms of daintily in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «daintily» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DAINTILY

Find out the translation of daintily to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of daintily from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «daintily» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

讲究
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

delicadamente
570 millions of speakers

English

daintily
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुन्दरता से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دينتيلي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

изящно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delicadamente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রুচিসম্মতভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

délicatement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mudah-mudahan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zierlich
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

風味よく
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우아하게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daintily
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

daintily
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

daintily
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुसंस्कृतपणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

daintily
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

daintily
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

daintily
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

витончено
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

daintily
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ντελικάτα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omhoog
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

daintily
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

daintily
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of daintily

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DAINTILY»

The term «daintily» is normally little used and occupies the 118.612 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DAINTILY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «daintily» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «daintily» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about daintily

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAINTILY»

Discover the use of daintily in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to daintily and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Pansegrouw's Crossword Dictionary
... journal daintily charmingly, delicately, elegantly, finely, gracefully, neatly, prettily daintily odd quaint daintily small mignon dainty beautiful, charming, delectable, delicacy, delicate, delicious, dinky, elegant, exquisite, fastidious, fine, finical, ...
Louisa Pansegrouw, 1994
2
Time Is a Melody
The stilt-legged bird stalks daintily in the mudflat copious with minnows. One last feathered soul awash in a mirrored shallow seeking to turn patience into a wholesome meal. Hunger is the unerring guide for this solitary hunter living flockless ...
Jack Scholze, 2005
3
English Grammar For Dummies
Also note that none of the -ing forms is associated with the words haveor had. ( Haveand had help express actions taking placeat different times.See Case 6 laterinthis chapter.) Grabbingher umbrella, Grandma daintily strikes the rude stranger.
Wendy M. Anderson, Geraldine Woods, Lesley J. Ward, 2012
4
A Dictionary of the Portuguese and English Languages, in Two ...
Regaladamente, adv. daintily. Regalado, e. adj. dainty, i a, adj. (a vulgar word,) wrinkled like a goat's horn. eaperatus.J RefiaccaS, s. f. refraction. (Lat refractio.) ( Lat. Refrigerio, s. m. refrigerant. — Reftigerio, refreshment: see also Alivio.
Antonio Vieyra, Jacinto Dias do Canto, 1827
5
Dictionnary of the English Language with Numerous ...
Da'intily.-J" adv. [from dainty.] 1. Elegantly ; delicately. Truth is a naked and open day-light, that doth not shew the masks and mummeries, and triumphs of the world, half so stately and daintily as candlelight, fiacon. 2. Deliciously ; pleasantly .
Samuel Johnson, 1827
6
Circle of Life: Life Cycle of a Penguin
Daintily. dressed. The penguin is one well-dressed bird. Take a look at its smart black coat and white shirt! But it cannot fly at all. It has strange wings called flippers, that help it in swimming. Penguins spend some part of their life on land and ...
Vijita Mukherjee, 2011
7
The Works: In Ten Volumes : Collated with Alle the Former ...
Wit at several Weapons. The Fair Maid of the Inn. And Cupid's Revenge Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Lewis Theobald. (324) And yet make Do)-my to feed more daintily, At thiseasier Rate? Fie, Master Credulour, . I blush for you." - A A .
Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Lewis Theobald, 1750
8
Kids' Slips: What Young Children's Slips of the Tongue ...
112) An: ('reading' from a book) 'A dèer, dòg, dòrmouse, (for 'dancing daintily' anticipation/ movement with addition of sequence from 'daintily' to 'dancing'; omission of vowel [i] at end of 'daintily'; NSC; p. 54, 131) Al: (for 'Mary Lou', usually ...
Jeri J. Jaeger, 2004
9
Style and Ideology in Translation: Latin American Writing in ...
(MB Oni phasis added) Daintily dipping can only be a translation of poco a poco ( 'litt tle'), the sense transferred from the sipping of the drink to the a dipping the cakes in the liquid. The addition of the adverb of mann tily, absent in the ST, would ...
Jeremy Munday, 2013
10
A new dictionary Spanish and english and english and Spanish
Rega'iea, a cake, Arab, Rxgaladame'nte, daintily. Regala'do, made much of, daintily treated ; also dainty, or nice. Regalado'r, one that loves to make much of others. Regalamie'nto, making much of others. Regala'r, to make much, to treat ...
John Stevens, 1726

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAINTILY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term daintily is used in the context of the following news items.
1
50 Cent, Renaissance Man
“People see me as the bad guy, and I get that,” he said, bending a French fry into a loop and dipping it daintily in ketchup. “I've trained people to ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Five of the best
Stephen and Eileen Cross's menu includes a loose tea selection, while a display table is filled with Amarula carrot cake, daintily decorated ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»
3
The Pleasure Domes of Florida
So back to New York they went, Mary coughing daintily. The therapeutic air of Florida never had a chance to work: Mary Flagler died in 1881. «Oxford American, Jul 15»
4
What My Pointer Dog Taught Me About Life and Happiness
I tell her "no," and she backs off daintily, just to fake politeness. "Sorry mama," her raised paw says. Two seconds later, she tries again. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Huge rugby ball will be passed around Cotswolds for …
... shopkeepers at the Stow Cotswold Festival and Sheila Price's ballerinas daintily exchanged it at Bourton Leisure Centre, to name but a few. «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
6
Lara Stone in plunging cut-out fairytale gown at the Versace show in …
Finished with some daintily distressed fringing, the dress was racy yet also elegant - managing to channel a sexy bohemian vibe mixed with the ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
Design Diary
In addition to retro-revival's unabashed love for wood — be it the daintily slanted legs of a console or the wishbone chair in is iconic glory ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
8
12 Things You Didn't Know About the Running of the Bulls
You will not have time to daintily climb under the fences, and the bulls run to wherever they desire. There is an exception to every bull theory ... «Yahoo Travel, Jul 15»
9
Don't let drawers draw you in. Trust me
... or grip the sides of my pants/boyshorts daintily at my thighs and, like a Lady, hobble the rest of the way to the train, praying the panties don't ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
10
Sightsee around B.C. by motorcycle, sidecar, or scooter
Each rig can take two passengers: one behind the driver and the other seated more daintily in the sidecar. Rates start at $75 per passenger for ... «Straight.com, Jul 15»

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