daintily

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daintily

/ˈdeɪntɪli/ UK

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From Middle English deyntely; equivalent to dainty + -ly.

adverb more daintily · most daintily

In a dainty manner, delicately. SATURNINUS: Go fetch them hither to us presently. TITUS: Why, there they are, both baked in that pie, Whereof their mother daintily hath fed, Eating the flesh that she herself hath bred.
Similar: daintifully

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@misc{daintily_2026,
  title = {daintily},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/daintily},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}