dainty

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Fancy cookies, pastries, or squares served at a social event (usually plural)
A delicacy

my case was deplorable enough, yet I had great cause for thankfulness that I was not driven to any extremities for food, but had rather plenty, even to dainties.

Fastidious and fussy when eating
Delicately small and pretty
{n} a delicacy, nice thing, titbit
{a} delicate, curious, nice, squeamish
something considered choice to eat
Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious
Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in anything
{i} delicacy, something pleasing to the eye or the palate
{s} tasty, delicious; delicate, exquisite; finicky, fussy
Delicious to the palate; toothsome
affectedly dainty or refined especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel
Requiring dainties
That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy
Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding; well-formed; neat; tender
something considered choice to eat of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo" excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow" affectedly dainty or refined especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel
of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
especially pleasing to the taste; "a dainty dish to set before a kind"; "a tasty morsel"
affectedly dainty or refined
A term of fondness
Rare; valuable; costly
If you describe a movement, person, or object as dainty, you mean that they are small, delicate, and pretty. dainty pink flowers. + daintily dain·ti·ly She walked daintily down the steps. dainties something small that is good to eat, especially something sweet such as a cake
something considered choice to eat of delicate composition and artistry; "a dainty teacup"; "an exquisite cameo"
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daintily
In a dainty manner, delicately
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{a} elegantly, deliciouly, nicely, softly
daintiness
{n} delicacy, squeamishness, niceness
daintier
comparative of dainty
dainties
{i} (Slang) women's underpants
daintiest
superlative of dainty
daintily
in a refined manner; "she nibbled daintily at her cake" in a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold
daintily
in a refined manner; "she nibbled daintily at her cake"
daintily
in a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold
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In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously; deliciously; prettily
daintily
in a delicate manner; "the invitation cards were written up daintily in white and gold"
daintily
delicately; deliciously; fastidiously
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The characteristic of being dainty
daintiness
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features
daintiness
{i} delicacy, exquisiteness; deliciousness; fastidiousness
daintiness
the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"
daintiness
The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance; delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness
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