daintily

/ˈdeɪntəˌli/DAYN-tuh-lee

/ˈdeɪntəˌli/DAYN-tuh-lee

Meaningin a dainty way

Common meaning: delicately

dainworthyLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 578 · scan
tinoun ending: the state of
lyadverb ending: in a way

Journey through time

Latindignus‘worthy’
Old Frenchdaintiesource
Middle Englishdeiniésource
Englishdainty‘small and delicate’
Englishformed in English from daintydaintily‘delicately’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Formed in English from dainty + -ly.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), DAINTY, p.151 · scan

Roots

dignus Latin “worthy”

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