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dainty (adjective), more dainty, most dainty
1. Delicately beautiful or charming; exquisite: Mary's hair was decorated with dainty red ribbons.
2. Delicious or a good choice; pleasing to the taste and, often, temptingly served as a delicate item: Dainty sandwiches were served to the guests on silver trays.
3. Of refined taste; discriminating and particular: Maxine took dainty sips of tea from her cup with her little dainty hands.
4. Etymology: about 1225, from Old French daintie, "price, value"; also "delicacy, pleasure", from Latin dignitatem, "worthiness, worth, beauty"; from dignus, "worthy". The meaning evolved from "choice, excellent", to "delicately pretty".
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